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1StrongBlackMan

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9. Work to get President Obama ...

Reply to merrily (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 10:54 AM

Feb 2014

the super-majority that FDR held, or even, a comparable Congress of that of LBJ, and you'd be surprised at the rapidity of progressive legislation will get signed into law.

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Congress Warns DOJ That If It Doesn't Support NSA Reform Plan, It Won't Renew Key Patriot Act Provis [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2014 OP

See Congress really can do it's job! eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #1

I'll get more excited after it passes the talk stage. merrily Feb 2014 #3

Governance, in a democracy,... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #7

Sometimes slow and sometimes remarkably rapid, as with FDR's first hundred days merrily Feb 2014 #8

Work to get President Obama ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #9

If Obama Supports It, the House Will Vote it Down AndyTiedye Feb 2014 #2

The D of J and the NSA are both the Executive Branch. merrily Feb 2014 #4

At least Congress agrees there is a problem with the current program. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #5

Hobbsian choice. Javaman Feb 2014 #6