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swampland.blogs.time.com - 4/28/2009
A Filibuster-Proof Majority?
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How long has it been? You have to go all the way back to 1937 to find the last American President who enjoyed what was, in practice, a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, according to Senate Associate Historian Donald Ritchie. That was when Franklin D. Roosevelt, having just won what was ...
blogs.princeton.edu - 4/29/2009
The Specter of a Filibuster-proof Majority
— blogs.princeton.edu — Arlen Specter's relationship with the right-wing of his party never been good.  But he's managed to keep... the conservatives sufficiently at bay to win five Republican Senate primaries.   But as the Republican Party becomes more ... (more) The Specter of a Filibuster-proof Majority

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cqpolitics.com - 4/21/2009
Republicans May Filibuster OLC Nominee
— cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY PRINT EDITION – LEGAL AFFAIRS April 20, 2009 – 8:25 p.m. Republicans May Filibuster OLC... Nominee By Seth Stern, CQ Staff Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said Monday that a filibuster of the nominee to lead the Justice Department’s Office ... (more) Republicans May Filibuster OLC Nominee

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balloon-juice.com - 4/28/2009
Been There, Done That
— balloon-juice.com — Once you get over the patchouli smell and get used to all the barefoot hippies, it isn’t... so bad : Specter’s decision would give Democrats a 60 seat filibuster proof majority in the Senate assuming Democrat Al Franken is eventually ... (more) Been There, Done That

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A Filibuster-Proof Majority?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Karen Tumulty: "How long has it been? You have to go all the way back to 1937 to find the last American President who enjoyed what was, in practice, a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, according to Senate Associate Historian Donald Ritchie."

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They're holding Sibelius up, and confirming her is going to require 60 votes (translation: Filibuster, except it's not a filibuster when Republicans do it, and we have a free press, and up is down). Anyhow, what Reid should do is let 'em filibuster. But the old-fashioned way  ...