Re: [Pen-l] auto bailout question

[Carl Dassbach <dassbach@xxxxxxx>]

Kindly explain.... if it "passed" with 52 votes.

CHAD

Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Dec 13, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Marty Hart-Landsberg wrote:
>
> > But I am not sure that what happened is in accord with what Carl says 
> > below, that the democrats "could have passed the bill but not have 
> > defeated the filibuster."
> >
> > According to the papers the bill did pass, with 52 votes.  Doesnt a 
> > filibuster take place to stop a vote?  Isnt it the case that once a 
> > filibuster starts, which means talking to stop a vote, that you need 
> > 60 votes to force a vote on the motion.  But the papers claim that 
> > there was a vote on the measure and it passed.
> > I dont think that the Republicans actually launched a filibuster--so 
> > when does the threat become real--
>
> It's one of those arcane procedural things. It needed 60 votes just to 
> bring it to the floor.
>
> Doug
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