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> whose vote was required to pass The 111th Congress had a historically large majority that has not been seen by either party since. https://en.m.wikipedia.or
by semiquaver 2y ago
> whose vote was required to pass
The 111th Congress had a historically large majority that has not been seen by either party since.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress
They had more than enough votes: the ACA passed the senate 60-39. The senate filibuster that led them to compromise on the public option is a procedural rule that can be altered by simple majority, not a law.
- alistairSH 2y agoRemoving the filibuster is a "nuclear option" - once it's gone, when the Senate inevitably swings the other way, the new majority will make use of it's absence to ram through whatever they want. There are arguments that this would actually be preferable and moderating, but that's a whole other debate. The 60 member supermajority was also fragile. And only lasted 72 days. There was a time limit on passing anything major. None of which is to say your wrong, only that there was a bit more nuance than "Dems had majority and flubbed".