Talk:Up or down vote

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Moved from Up down vote--ghost 14:24, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

"In 2005, the phrase was heard most often from Republicans in the United States, who occupied 55 seats in the United States Senate, and thus lacked the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster maneuver by the Democratic Senators." This passage is patently misleading. The "phrase" has been heard "often" throughout many legislative sessions. At the very least, there is no citation to support that 2005 was a particular aberration. As evidence that the up or down vote is a consistent request from frustrated majorities just look at the reasoning for why the Democrats employed the nuclear option today. The Atlantic. NYT. 148.85.235.136 (talk) 02:31, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]