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Old 07-13-2011, 07:45 AM
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Remember that in the House, all Republicans and 34 Dems voted against it (but it still passed); but in the Senate, a 60 vote supermajority was needed, and all 40 Republicans voting against it, and the Independents joining the Dems to pass it with the 60 supermajority (a supermajority isn't needed for regular bills in normal times, but the Republicans were obstructing every senate vote)

Joe Leibermann at the last minute voted for it, passing it.
its was actually the unprecedented use of the Slaughter rule that got obamacare passed. very very shady
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Old 07-13-2011, 10:27 AM
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its was actually the unprecedented use of the Slaughter rule that got obamacare passed. very very shady
No. It was not "deemed passed". It was voted upon in a regular up and down vote in the House, and passed 219-212.
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