jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoJoseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82www.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down17
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkJoseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82www.washingtonpost.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square48fedilink
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minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoHe had help. Ben Nelson deserves as much blame as the Democratic Party’s vp nominee.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoDems are masters of “just needed this one ‘centrist’ vote” between their rank to be sure nothing progressive pass.
minus-squareblady_blah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIf you have no margin of error then that’s the way it is. Every vote can be a veto. What’s really interesting is how the bar was 60 votes when this was happening but it’s now 50 votes due to massive watering down of veto power in the Senate.
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He had help. Ben Nelson deserves as much blame as the Democratic Party’s vp nominee.
Dems are masters of “just needed this one ‘centrist’ vote” between their rank to be sure nothing progressive pass.
If you have no margin of error then that’s the way it is. Every vote can be a veto.
What’s really interesting is how the bar was 60 votes when this was happening but it’s now 50 votes due to massive watering down of veto power in the Senate.