Lawrence O'Donnell

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Lawrence O'Donnell @Lawrence

@getty_ken Cloture is an absurd old senate word meaning closure, closing the debate. It takes 60 votes to close the debate and then it takes only 51 votes to pass the bill. If you cannot close the debate, you can’t proceed to vote on the bill. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 28, 2021

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Lawrence O'Donnell @Lawrence

The vaccinated United States Senate is now behaving on the senate floor the way it always has during votes—maskless senators patting each other on the back, gathering in tight chatty clusters, leaning in close to whisper to each other. And ignoring the enormity of the vote. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 28, 2021

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Lawrence O'Donnell @Lawrence

Today’s Senate vote 54-35 shows the absurdity of the cloture rule. Republicans didn’t even have to show up. They won with 35 votes because the rule requires 60 votes to proceed. If the rule required 41 votes to block the bill, then 6 more Republicans would’ve had to work today. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 28, 2021