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Deminpenn

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2. If Senate Rs want this bill so bad, they can eliminate the legislative

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 03:52 PM

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fillibuster at any time. All they need is 50 votes (there are 53 Rs). Vance can be the tie-breaking vote. Then they can pass whatever legislation they please.

The dirty little secret is, Rs don't want to pass this bill because if they did, they'd get 100% of the blame for the bad consequences of their actions.

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