Shhhh! Your factiness gets in the way of blamemongering and conspiracy theories.Kmarion wrote:
I've answered this before. But since you seem to have a genuine interest I don't mind. A simple majority is not enough to constitute full control. Neither party has the 60 votes required to break a filibuster. A minority party can block a measure until either the measure is withdrawn or the filibuster is broken by 60 votes. This Act did not officially die until 2007.ATG wrote:
Q:
If, during the time the videos in the OP were shot, republicans held both house and senate why is it exactly that they did not use their majority to force reform?
A:
Because this house of cards is built on a foundation of lies.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular