I think they need the 60 votes for the ending of debate, but just a simple majority vote to actually pass the bill...
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Darn, I can't find anything about it...but I still disagree....60 for > veto overrides, and for Treaties, and 60 for cloture(stop debate) and > often they will agree to two/thirds or 60 on important legislation... > > Here's a page that shows senate votes...you'll see many that passed with > just over 50.....and a couple even under 50 because too many were > absent.... > > http://www.acuratings.org/2007_SenateVotes.html > > > > > -- ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ J O N ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/WebTV-Pals -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
