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Old 07-20-2005, 11:38 AM   #4557
Tyrone Slothrop
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breaking news: the doomsday clock ticks one minute closer to the apocalypse

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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
That being said, the point is irrelevent, since no Congress can be bound by former Congresses, nor bind future Congresses, with rules outside of the Constitution.
There is no question that the Senate could change its own rules. No question. But, as you put it, the Senate Republicans lack the balls to simply change the rules. So they're pretending that long-standing rules are unconstitutional.
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