The Super Majority » Senate http://thesupermajority.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:42:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Democrat’s Senate Supermajority Not as Strong as Advertised http://thesupermajority.com/senate/democrats-senate-supermajority-not-as-strong-as-advertised/ http://thesupermajority.com/senate/democrats-senate-supermajority-not-as-strong-as-advertised/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:44:10 +0000 admin http://thesupermajority.com/?p=49 Former comedian Al Franken is now Minnesota’s senator-elect, giving Democrats enough members in the Senate to hit a filibuster-proof majority. But for all intents and purposes, Democrats don’t truly have 60 votes in the Senate.

Like an oasis in the desert, the 60-vote Democratic supermajority is a mirage.

Yes, former comedian Al Franken is now Minnesota’s senator-elect — thanks to the state Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday — giving Democrats enough members in the Senate to hit a filibuster-proof majority. This is no laughing matter.

But that’s on a really, really good day. For all intents and purposes, Democrats don’t truly have 60 votes in the Senate.

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