On Dec 13, 2008, at 4:01 PM, Carl Dassbach wrote:
Kindly explain.... if it "passed" with 52 votes.


See my post. I believe this was a cloture vote or equivalent, that attempted to forego debate and move the bill to direct vote. That has to pass by 60 votes. So 52 votes is a majority but not enough to pass.

        --ravi

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