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Senate rule 22 gives the SenateMajo­rityLeader (HarryReid) the discretion to force Republicans to actually have to filibuster or merely threaten. Reid lets them merely threaten.



HarryReid has had no problem forcing the GOP to actually filibuster when it's something that the DLC wants & perceives it needs. For example, when Democrats needed unemployment benefits to continue because the masses were becoming 'critical', Reid had no problem calling Republican Jim Bunning's bluff to filibuster. Reid said, "Bring in the cots, do it" and Bunning and the GOP caved. Benefits for unemployed workers continued.



Senate rules can be changed at any time, and not just at the start of a new Congress - It can be done at any time (see page 6 - http://fpc­.state.gov­/documents­/organizat­ion/45448.­pdf ).



Nor is there just one way (or even two) for Democrats to get bills passed without Republican votes.



http://www­.huffingto­npost.com/ 2010/07/27­/ezra-klei­n-how-to-e­nd-the_n_6­61234.html



http://www­.senate.go­v/CRSRepor­ts/crs-pub­lish.cfm?p­id='0E%2C*P%2C%3B%3F %22%20%20%20%0A



http://ygl­esias.thin­kprogress. org/2009/0­8/hertzber­g-on-the-c­onstitutio­nality-of- the-filibuster/



Democrats have had everyone they need to do the job they were put into power to do for the American people. They don't want to do it.



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