Subj : Re: Outrage To : Mike Powell From : Jeff Thiele Date : Thu Jun 23 2022 20:20:54 On 23 Jun 2022, Mike Powell said the following... MP> > MP> The Democrats control the Oval Office and both chambers of Congress MP> > MP> How MP> > MP> is it that a Republican minority can currently block the help they MP> > The filibuster. MP> That can only go so far. It goes far enough when the maority doesn't have the votes to overcome it. MP> > MP> For that matter, if that is true, why are there Black Republicans a MP> > MP> conservatives, some of which even run for and hold public office? MP> > MP> are not stupid people. Most of them are better educated and well-s MP> > MP> than anyone in this echo, and moreso than either of our recent MP> > MP> Presidents. MP> > And they have to toe the party line. MP> And Democrats, outside of ones from West Virginia, don't? Not quite as much. For example, you don't hear anyone getting called a "DINO", do you? Jeff. --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32) * Origin: Cold War Computing BBS (1:387/26) .