Trump struggles with the basics on history and civics in DACA tweet

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(02-12-2018, 09:21 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Because that wasn't a filibuster. Pelosi spoke for over 7 hours, but she couldn't pass the torch on to someone else. The filibuster rule allows for multiple Senators to work together for continued debate, preventing a vote on a bill. The House doesn't allow for that. Pelosi was only allowed to do what she did because it is a tradition to allow the party leaders to speak, but it is limited only by how long they can go. They also aren't going to be allowed to read the phone book, as you can find happening in the Senate. Also, the Speaker could have shut Pelosi down at any point without any vote needing to be taken.

So the Pelosi line is a false equivalency.

Once again we look for the term instead of the intent (you did see I used the term individual before the word). We can discuss the term all day long; however, the intent remains unchanged. She attempted to delay a vote by speaking at length (call it what you will); however, the budget was passed despite this tactic. 

Most folks looking not to place blame understand why. It's called a compromise. Perhaps the Dems didn't care enough to give give up something else.