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They have majorities, but arguably to "control" Congress, you need 60 votes in the Senate, otherwise most legislation can be blocked by the filibuster.

Do we love or hate kyrsten sinema for protecting the filibuster now?

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Still hate her (but Harry Reid far more). The filibuster is why we are in this mess - we can’t ever fix a problem. There will always be 41 Senators (often representing more cash and/or cows than people) to pass meaningful legislation.

Removing the filibuster can be done by majority vote, as it's just a rule of the Senate.

Yeah, that's why I blame Harry Reid.

By that definition there hasn't been a non-lame-duck President since Obama for a few months in 2009.

I'm just saying having a majority doesn't mean fully controlling congress. It has nothing to do with whether one is a lame duck.

Also, posting limits are annoying as fuck.

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