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Title: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: The True Adonis on May 21, 2009, 08:25:19 PM
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Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: 240 is Back on May 21, 2009, 08:30:30 PM
the bill the repubs are making them read is going to take 9 straight hours of speedreading.

is that a good use of taxpayer dollars?
Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: 2ND COMING on May 21, 2009, 08:32:19 PM
im lost. Is this satire or?
Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: 240 is Back on May 21, 2009, 08:55:01 PM
im lost. Is this satire or?

no, this is real, i'm afraid.

The repubs know they can't stop a vote, so their new annoyance move is to demand that every bill be entirely read on the floor.  it's a move that is never used, but they can technically do it.

Reading some bills would take days.  Even with a speed reader, the one they're demanding be read will take 9 hours (and probably a lot longer).

This means congress loses 1 or 2 days of productivity.  They can't complain about congress moving so slow when they're using a bitchmove technicality to cause it.  Those hours on the floor could be used for much better purposes.
Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: 2ND COMING on May 21, 2009, 09:43:21 PM
no, this is real, i'm afraid.

The repubs know they can't stop a vote, so their new annoyance move is to demand that every bill be entirely read on the floor.  it's a move that is never used, but they can technically do it.

Reading some bills would take days.  Even with a speed reader, the one they're demanding be read will take 9 hours (and probably a lot longer).

This means congress loses 1 or 2 days of productivity.  They can't complain about congress moving so slow when they're using a bitchmove technicality to cause it.  Those hours on the floor could be used for much better purposes.

yea but where do the dems draw the line. If it takes 2 days to read the bill do it in a professional manner.

I mean you have representatives busting out their camera phones, am i supposed to take this seriously?

idk. I guess it rubbed me the wrong way.
Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: 240 is Back on May 21, 2009, 09:44:35 PM
yea but where do the dems draw the line. If it takes 2 days to read the bill do it in a professional manner.

I mean you have representatives busting out their camera phones, am i supposed to take this seriously?

idk. I guess it rubbed me the wrong way.

Congress would have lost a week or more of time, by letting their own guy read it.

This way, they only lose a day of time.  And, it draws attention to the silliness of Repubs, making them read everything out loud.

Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: IFBBwannaB on May 21, 2009, 11:11:44 PM
Speaking about good usage of taxpayer money and Democrats in the same sentence  ::)
Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: gcb on May 21, 2009, 11:32:11 PM
so much for respecting democracy  ::)
Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: BM OUT on May 22, 2009, 06:45:09 AM
Congress would have lost a week or more of time, by letting their own guy read it.

This way, they only lose a day of time.  And, it draws attention to the silliness of Repubs, making them read everything out loud.



Hey dunce,if this bill passes its yet another nail in the coffin for the country.
Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 22, 2009, 06:47:40 AM
God forbid people should know just the heck they are voting on right???

This is the type of garbage that shows everyone the RATS are no better than the GOP.
Title: Re: DEMOCRATS have a Secret Weapon to defeat Republican Filibustering- Genius!-Video
Post by: IFBBwannaB on May 22, 2009, 06:48:36 AM
Hey dunce,if this bill passes its yet another nail in the coffin for the country.

I rather see a few days of congress goes to waste than having a shitty bill passed by an unbalanced congress, the fewer days the Democrats have to spend like crazy the better, a shitty bill can waste a million times more than any other lose that 240 claim.