jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoJoseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82www.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1190
arrow-up1190external-linkJoseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82www.washingtonpost.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareTransplantedSconie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up87·8 months agoNo, HE DID. The dems needed his vote to pass the ACA, and he made them get rid of the single payer option.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoHe had help. Ben Nelson deserves as much blame as the Democratic Party’s vp nominee.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoDems are masters of “just needed this one ‘centrist’ vote” between their rank to be sure nothing progressive pass.
minus-squareblady_blah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months 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.
No, HE DID. The dems needed his vote to pass the ACA, and he made them get rid of the single payer option.
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.