Donald Trump Is Elected President

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by buckbova on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @11:59AM (#12911954)

> It is sad to say, but for the long term benefit of America it is probably better if it gets run to the ground over these four years. Then America will be spared for such leaders in the future.

I heard this EXACT phrase said about Obama 8 years ago! We always get what we deserve. Hope, change, make america great again.

> If I was a democrat today I'd do like the Republicans have been doing the last 8 years and do my outmost to make the Trump Presidency be a major failure.

Good luck with that. GOP now has majorities and will probably pick up more in 2018. So be it.

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Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by TAForObvReasons on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:07PM (#12912069)

Dems started with a majority in both houses back in 2009-2010. Still didn't stop the GOP from filibustering and pulling out all the stops.

This is a real test of the spine of the democratic party. Will they pull the same stunts the GOP did back then? Who knows

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Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by buckbova on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:26PM (#12912331)

New rules since then.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_State...

> The new rules remove the requirement of 60 votes in order to begin debate on legislation and allow the minority two amendments to measures that reach the Senate floor, a change implemented as a standing order that expires at the end of the current term. In the new rules, the amount of time to debate following a motion to proceed has been reduced from 30 hours to four. Additionally, a filibuster on the motion to proceed will be blocked if a petition is signed by eight members of the minority, including the minority leader.

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