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1. The GOP has 53 members and (D)s/(I)s have 47

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:45 PM

Feb 2026

They need 60 votes for cloture (end a filibuster).

So even if all 53 GOPers vote for it, they still need 7 (D)s and/or (I)s to move to the debate and final vote.

But to put a twist on the media's idiotically parroted phrase - "It's complicated". In this case it is NOT "complicated".

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Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2026 OP

The GOP has 53 members and (D)s/(I)s have 47 BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #1

Fetterman - pro, Murkowski - no BaronChocula Feb 2026 #8

Am hoping it is DOA in the Senate BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #14

Fetterman has not said he supports it. Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #20

Jesus Christ, when so many Democrats are against this, Fetterman should NOT even bluestarone Feb 2026 #34

Filibusters can be initiated by a simple email to the clerk stating the intention to filibuster Fiendish Thingy Feb 2026 #2

"This will be the ultimate test of Schumer's leadership." OldBaldy1701E Feb 2026 #3

What if. after the midterms, the Senate is split 51 D/49R onenote Feb 2026 #5

Tell me, what legislation is going to be passed with the filibuster intact? Fiendish Thingy Feb 2026 #7

So you'd hand control over the Senate back to the repubs onenote Feb 2026 #9

It would be Fetterman handing control to the republicans Fiendish Thingy Feb 2026 #10

Here is a tracker/scorer for how progressive/conservative our members of Congress are BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #16

Fetterman might be a lot of things, but showboater isn't one of them Deminpenn Feb 2026 #19

"Fetterman might be a lot of things, but showboater isn't one of them" BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #30

Fetterman has dressed like that for years Deminpenn Feb 2026 #40

Oh I know BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #42

Casey has said he was not retiring and thus has not ruled out running again. Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #47

Oh I know like Sherrod Brown BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #49

I was very surprised he lost to McCormick, tbh Deminpenn Feb 2026 #54

Casey and Brown got caught up in a "wave" election BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #55

Seen the video and posted same several times Deminpenn Feb 2026 #53

Thanks Fiendish Thingy Feb 2026 #22

Thanks. Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #24

Agree!!! nm mikewv Feb 2026 #27

That is because Fetterman made himself into a "media sensation" BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #31

I believe for tie-breaking it matters how Fetterman votes, not what party he's a member of? Ilikepurple Feb 2026 #11

For deciding who is the majority leader, it matters a lot. onenote Feb 2026 #43

Fetterman would never caucus with Republicans Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #46

If he was ousted from the Democratic caucus and stripped of committee positions onenote Feb 2026 #50

If the SAVE Act passed the Senate, it would mean at least 8 Democrats voted for it. Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #21

Unless, as threatened, they change the rules in the filibuster. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2026 #23

If they change the rules eliminating the filibuster, then ZERO Democratic votes are needed to Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #25

Unless more republicans than Murkowski vote No. nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2026 #26

The title of the Post and the article it refers to is "Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes" Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #28

You apparently missed this: Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #29

They aren't talking about eliminating it, but changing the rules Fiendish Thingy Feb 2026 #41

SO? Let them do it. It will fail and make them look like idiots. Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #44

best of luck to them Fiendish Thingy Feb 2026 #48

If it is 51/49, Removing Fetterman by any means does not make Vance a tie breaker karynnj Feb 2026 #33

"Shapiro would call for a special election. So, he would remain at 50/49 for months. " BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #36

Thanks for the correction. karynnj Feb 2026 #37

No problem - I remember that whole period when Heinz had the plane/helicopter accident BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #39

Not talking about removing him from the Senate--talking about removing him from the Democratic caucus onenote Feb 2026 #51

Oh, you are correct. Pushing him out of the caucus is beyond stupid karynnj Feb 2026 #52

There is ZERO chance of it passing. Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #4

I recall election night 2016 . . . AverageOldGuy Feb 2026 #6

This isn't the same situation Karma13612 Feb 2026 #12

Ridiculous comparison Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #18

Lots of good info here, but not a ZERO (all capitals?) chance of passing. Ilikepurple Feb 2026 #13

Behind-the-scenes no_hypocrisy Feb 2026 #15

I hope Democratic think tanks are working on ways to help people get legitimate IDs if needed. karynnj Feb 2026 #35

People who move? College students missing their birth certificate? Hispanics with multiple last names? lostnfound Feb 2026 #45

I was not saying that it would easy to create a workable process, karynnj Feb 2026 #57

Those are good, constructive ideas. In NC, though, the GOP just grabbed election processes for themselves... lostnfound Feb 2026 #58

Republicans...destroying our democracy one pillar at a time. travelingthrulife Feb 2026 #17

So none of these apparently uneducated Senators knows that this is an illegal poll tax? travelingthrulife Feb 2026 #32

"So none of these apparently uneducated Senators knows that this is an illegal poll tax?" BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #38

Nor would their wives be exempt if this were to pass. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2026 #56