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[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago
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111th Congress (2009–2011)

Majority Party: Democrats (57 seats)
Minority Party: Republicans (41 seats)
Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Independent Democrat (both caucused with the Democrats)

Total Seats: 100

Note: Senator Arlen Specter was reelected in 2004 as a Republican, and became a Democrat on April 30, 2009. Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut was reelected in 2006 as an independent candidate, and became an Independent Democrat. Senator Bernard Sanders of Vermont was elected in 2006 as an Independent.

Source: https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

You spent all that time typing a reply yet you didn't even read my source...

He never had 60 present to overcome the filibuster and only passed ACA because Joe fucking Lieberman was bribed by the insurance industry to remove the public option. You should edit your posts for factual accuracy.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Your link literally discredits your own argument. Not enough people to overturn a filibuster....

[-] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

59+vice president=60

EDIT: Actually I'm wrong here. Vice president only has tie breaker vote.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

And you think every single one of them is going to come out to codify abortion. Even West Virginia?

[-] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Guess we needed to give him more votes.

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