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Originally Posted by JoshGirls Josh
had there not been a 60 vote wall before obamacare, & it did not get out of committee, then you would be correct. but sadly, the filibuster was the cover needed for some dems, in conservative districts, the vote it down.
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Right, but that is on the Democratic Senators and the people they represent that didn't want anything to do with the Public option. They had the ability to do it though. They were just scared of losing their jobs. And in reality they still voted against what their constituents wanted, and risked their jobs. They just thought this way would be a bit less infuriating to them, and make it easier to win re-election then if they went all the way. Plus keeping the insurance companies involved, kept their election funds full.
The Filibuster may have been the "excuse" for why they didn't go the Public option, but it wasn't the "reason".
Now Tony's beloved printing doucher, has some legit arguments about the filibuster.