Rick Hasen on Twitter: "My point is not that Republicans are blameless if the government shuts down. They certainly are the ones to blame. It is that framing which ignores the Democrats' ability to filibuster is less persuasive than framing which takes it into account."

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1. Anand Mehta‏ @AnandMehtaNYC Jan 19
  Replying to @rickhasen
  
  The current bill does not have 50 votes in the Senate. Breaking the Democratic fillibuster would not fund the government.
  
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1. New occasions teach new duties ‏ @FrMike Jan 19
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  Or the House could do a budget and an appropriations bill in conversation with Dems. It is the ONE job the @spkerofthehouse and his cohorts actually have. Do the damn job.
  
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1. bjornapooryoung‏ @Bjornapoor Jan 19
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  There’s a bipartisan deal that the R leadership won’t bring up for a vote
  
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1. Rachel‏ @badachie Jan 19
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  This doesn't take into consideration that there is a bipartisan bill that has 60 votes in the Senate.
  
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1. Martin Gompert‏ @RealAcenes Jan 20
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  I don't understand how you can say "Republicans are blameless if the government shuts down." SAD! (I hope you have enjoyed this parody of how Twitter-discussions operate.)
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1. Josh‏ @joshpitdcmia Jan 19
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  This is completely hypothetical so why even mention it? How about the GOP brings a bill to the floor and then we talk about procedure
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1. Lynne Raughley‏ @LynneRaughley Jan 19
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  Their ability to filibuster is not a filibuster. If they block McConnell’s 50 yes votes, you can argue that the Dems shut it down.
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