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Senate Republicans Block Repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

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Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)9/21/2010 6:35:57 pm PDT

re: #230 Dark_Falcon

I know it was once different, but I don’t see it changing back. The ‘gentleman’s filibuster’ serves the Senate too well.

It has changed in this congress. With the GOP as a minority. They are the ones who changed it. The number of filibusters had been gradually creeping up, but they have increased them by an order of magnitude. Just like they have blocked a record number of appointments— appointments of people to jobs that actually need to be done.

But you accuse the Democrats of playing procedural games. By asking that a bill be voted on.