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John Kerry

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25. Well, this is your answer concerning filibuster

Reply to politicasista (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 12:04 PM

Dec 2012

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20121201us_sen-elect_warren_limit_use_of_filibusters/

Democrats, including Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, say Republicans have employed an unprecedented number of filibusters solely to block President Barack Obama’s agenda. Kerry said filibusters should be used sparingly, as he did to stop drilling for oil in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge.

Kerry said he supports changes to the rules including requiring filibustering Senators to speak continuously.

"You can’t just phone it in," Kerry said in a posting on the liberal Blue Mass Group website. "If it’s that important to you, make a filibuster mean something."

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Filibuster reform? [View all] politicasista Nov 2012 OP

People and rumors are out to kill Kerry, so please, stop that immediately. Mass Nov 2012 #1

edited op politicasista Nov 2012 #2

No emotion. Just you posting things that are not even in the article. Mass Nov 2012 #3

Oh. Ok n/t politicasista Nov 2012 #8

Why are you 'sure Kerry will vote for it' when he didn't vote in favor of it last time ? PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Mass Nov 2012 #11

I am not sure why he did not vote on this one Mass Nov 2012 #14

He did not vote against it - he was out of country for Obama, I think karynnj Nov 2012 #16

On filibuster reform, I think you may be misreading what is written karynnj Nov 2012 #4

in BMG or the WaPo article politicasista Nov 2012 #6

Do you yourself find Randi Rhodes credible? karynnj Nov 2012 #17

Haven't said anything about this in the group politicasista Nov 2012 #18

I didn't mean to do anything other than give some thoughts on your comments karynnj Nov 2012 #20

Went back and cleaned up my comment politicasista Dec 2012 #21

The entire premise is out in left field. n/t wisteria Nov 2012 #5

ok n/t politicasista Nov 2012 #7

No, the left field does not like her. Mass Nov 2012 #9

HAHAHAH JI7 Nov 2012 #12

Here's more Mass Nov 2012 #13

n/t.. LOL wisteria Dec 2012 #22

Isn't it much nicer when expressed this way Mass Nov 2012 #15

Yeah, he is much needed. wisteria Dec 2012 #23

it just shows why he would have been great as President JI7 Dec 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Nov 2012 #19

Well, this is your answer concerning filibuster Mass Dec 2012 #25

That sounds reasonable. beachmom Dec 2012 #26