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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
a) Frist voted against cloture so he would have the option of reopening the vote later.
b) It can probably be snuck into another bill later, as keeps happening with the ANWR stuff.
c) Regardless, I'm proud of 'em.
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Let's be clear here, it only failed because of a filibuster, a 'privilege' that the majority party has threatened to take away.
Still, it's nice to see some senators have the guts to object. Of course, in the movies this usually results in the Death Star coming along and blowing up your planet.
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