Can you name one item Senate Republicans have not tried to filibuster this year?

Question

I ask because I cannot. Looking over the cloture votes and the legislative agenda, it appears the Republican leadership is attempting to filibuster everything. They appear to be trying to shut down the Senate.

If it were not for small groups of Republicans breaking rank to join Democrats to vote for cloture on things like tax cuts for businesses that hire new workers, nothing new would be going on in the Senate.

Am I missing anything?

Answer 1

Missing facts? There are no facts missing there. This is all they have done since Obama took office! Even the things that some repubs ended up voting for, they tried to filibuster. The filibuster has been abused beyond reason. It's purpose is to extend the period for meaningful debate, not to drag out things so long that it is killed because of the time things have taken. The Senate has been bogged down for too long. What hope is there to ever get anything done if neither party is willing to listen to the other?



edit: Ummm, libstick, perhaps you should read the whole of the question. "If it were not for small groups of Republicans breaking rank to join Democrats to vote for cloture on things like tax cuts for businesses that hire new workers, nothing new would be going on in the Senate." that's stated in the question, so you see there is no short term memory loss. Though they did attempt to filibuster the jobs bill. Unsuccessfully.

Answer 2

Yes there has not been one because the Democrats had a filibuster proof majority and still have a majority in the Senate and they have a majority in the House! Why can't you Libs get it through your heads the Democrats don't need ONE single Republican vote to pass what they want?! If your football team has 11 people on the field and the other team only has 5 people on the field you should be able to do what you want and win the game! If you don't win that the blame falls on you! So you need to redirect this question to Democrats since they have had 11 people on the field and still can't pass a thing!



You know what now that I think there was one by one Republican. That was Bunning who did it to call attention to the fact that Barrack Hussein Obama Mm Mm Mm at the beginning of the years signed a pay as you go executive order and that he and the Democrats were ignoring it! Of course this is just one more example of the hypocrisy of the Left!

Answer 3

Are you one of those who read the headlines but don't check out facts, really dig in and find all the hidden agenda's? If you did you would understand why they get filibustered. And right now the democrats are the ones trying to stop the train wrecks going on in Washington. One congressman Maas even gave up his career to get out of there!

Answer 4

The PayGo legislation which the democrats ignore anyway. If the marxist democrats would stop trying to destroy America and our economy, the republicans wouldn't have to use the filibuster. If you dislike the constitutional republic form of government, with it's checks and balances, move to China.

Answer 5

I have anecdotal evidence!



A Democrat was sitting in the Senate and decided he was going to go to Starbucks and get a coffee. He asked a few people around him *including Republicans* if he could grab anything for them. After thinking about not letting him get a coffee at all, two Republicans requested Lattes and one wanted a scone. It was the high point of bipartisanship for the last 12 months.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

No. It is pretty clear that, with rare exception, the Republicans are determined to be an obstructionist bloc and to try to derail every single thing that the Democrats propose and that Obama administration proposes. Their political game is that if they block any Democratic success then they can regain power. The Democrats should be publicizing the Republican tactics more.



290 bills have passed the House and are stalled in the Senate due to these outrageous Republican tactics. The Republicans care more about their political power plays than they do about the fate of the country.

Answer 8

Good question!



I'm looking down this list http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/b_three_sections_with_teasers/active_leg_page.htm and not seeing anything...



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@gogo girl: You forget so soon - republicans voted *for* TARP because that was a Bush bill to bail out Wall St. Republicans voted *against* the bailout that's currently paying teacher salaries in my town.

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Answer 9

The year is only in its third month, for one thing.



For another, you've contradicted yourself. Your overall question contradicts your comment below it, of "small groups of Republicans breaking rank to join Democrats".

Answer 10

The jobs bill signed last week. 5 republicans sided with the democrats. You must have short term memory loss.

Answer 11

Name one thing Democrats have proposed which will actually solve one of the problems the American people face as a whole? I cannot name one. Go Republicans and the filibuster!!!

Answer 12

Considering they've raise spending 1.5 Trillion in the last year, I wish they'd have been more successful.



And Elwood....That money has been repaid with interest! your turn.

Answer 13

Yes, you are missing facts to support your theory.

Answer 14

Paybacks suck huh?



LOL