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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
I think whats more important that the WH is trying to get this healthcare bill thru without the proper votes and doesn't care, as long as they get it thru. And spare me the BS about how the GOP did it. That doesn't make it right, now that the government is going to take over 1/6 of the economy. Even the Tea Party can figure out that is wrong, can you?
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The filibuster wasn't introduced by the founding fathers. It doesn't take 60 votes to pass a bill... it takes 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. The only thing that is happening is that the GOP can't filibuster a reconciliation bill.