Dems better think twice about this one...

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As a departing Republican , {retiring} Senator[Ohio} said on a radio show last week, he would not support this bill..and since he feels that there is a good chance that the pubs might gain a majority in the next election...the ones pushing it just might find it comes back and bites them in the butt if it is passed...
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SENATE RULES REFORM DELAYED - Sam Stein: Operatives leading the lobbying effort for Senate rules reform expect Democrats to delay consideration of the issue until late January in hopes of solidifying support for a package of fixes. It has been widely anticipated that Senate Democrats would make a dramatic attempt on the first day of Congress -- January 5 -- to reform filibuster rules. But in a brief interview with HuffPost, Shane Larson, the legislative director for the Communications Workers of America and a key principle behind the coalition pushing for rules reform, said that the date for that drama could be pushed back to the 24th. "We don't expect them to vote on this Wednesday or Thursday," said Larson. "They will not adjourn. They will recess so when they return on the 24th it will still technically be the first day of the legislative session." For technical reasons, the Senate can only amend its rules on the first day of the session and for reasons that defy science but not parliamentary rules of order, the Senate can reorder the space-time continuum to extend the first day as long as it wants.
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I agree with the retiring Senator and also with his beliefe, that the Senate is a different cat then the House, where those members are constntly in re election mode vs the Senate which has time to deliberate and consider and part of that deliberation is the ability to explain in detail any objections they might have on proposed legislation, which also allows negotiations and consideraions of all aspects of a bill as well as a meeting of the minds and compromise if needed.