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**outsitWrord** · 01-18-2010, 03:31 AM

Why is passing legislation with a majority considered a nuclear option?

The "nuclear option" refers to circumventing the Senate rules that allow for 41 Senators to filibuster.
Ta.

Do majorities ever stare down a fillibuster? Say they dare the Republicans to shut down the Senate for other business and see who blinks first?

01-18-2010, 03:31 AM	#15
outsitWrord Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 502 Senior Member	Why is passing legislation with a majority considered a nuclear option? The "nuclear option" refers to circumventing the Senate rules that allow for 41 Senators to filibuster. Ta. Do majorities ever stare down a fillibuster? Say they dare the Republicans to shut down the Senate for other business and see who blinks first?
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