We kinda need a Reid back. When I was a republican, I hated that guy.That isn't in Schumer's DNA, unfortunately.
Bring back caning?
A bit of both...offer the carrot first...if they don't accept that, hit them right between the fucking eyes with a 4 lb single jack.
I don't know which party tore down the 60% majority vote requirement - but this was a stupid move. Damn framers didn't consider it necessary to enshrine any such standard in the Constitution.Surely, the threshold for appointing justices to the highest court in the land for life should be higher than passing legislation that can be repealed at any time.
I don't know which party tore down the 60% majority vote requirement - but this was a stupid move. Damn framers didn't consider it necessary to enshrine any such standard in the Constitution.
Disappointed? More like mortified! And the Senate, which they envisioned as a great equalizer for serious debate compared to the house. Fvkcing A.No framer envisioned a filibuster, that was a tool that was added later.
If the framers saw what Congress has turned into they would be sorely disappointed.
Funny how the narrative is always D's need to reach out to R's, but never vice versa. Where was the R reach out to D's in 2017 ? Oh wait, "it was fuck your feelings, losers."Senate R's are already complaining that Biden isn't reaching out enough to them - two days after his inauguration - damn whiny bitches. They couldn't shut up for just a week or two, what the hell.
Elections have consequences. /sFunny how the narrative is always D's need to reach out to R's, but never vice versa. Where was the R reach out to D's in 2017 ? Oh wait, "it was fuck your feelings, losers."
They already made the Senate a minoritarian institution. 18% of the population elects 52% of the Senators. Filibuster basically gives senators representing 10% of the population veto power over what the other 90% want.I don't know which party tore down the 60% majority vote requirement - but this was a stupid move. Damn framers didn't consider it necessary to enshrine any such standard in the Constitution.
Mitch did it. He called it the 'nuclear option' to ramrod Gorsuch through.I don't know which party tore down the 60% majority vote requirement - but this was a stupid move.
Why am I not surprised . Guy is spineless as a jellyfish.Mitch did it. He called it the 'nuclear option' to ramrod Gorsuch through.
Wouldn't call him spineless. He's an opportunist. He in the minority was able to block Obama judges. Reid changed from super majority to simple majority to counter. So Moscow Mitch just took advantage when he was in the power to do so to also change simple majority for SCOTUS. And he was within his legal right to block nomination hearing in 2016. But snake like to change the reason in 2020.Why am I not surprised . Guy is spineless as a jellyfish.
Well that’s why Mitch loves the filibuster - the only thing he cares about is appointing judges and cutting taxes on rich people and those are already not subject to the filibuster. The only thing the filibuster stops is democratic priorities.Absolutely shouldn't give into this demand. If there is no threat of ending the filibuster it will be used to stop literally everything from passing. Just like Obama after Kennedy died.
I don't really want the filibuster to completely go away, but it either needs to be changed back to you have to get up there and yak non-stop or there should be a limit on how often it can be used.
Then again, not like Mitch even respects the filibuster, when it was his turn he just called everything he wanted a reconciliation bill.
What has Biden done to appease the GOP, specifically? Nothing as far as I can tell.It won't happen. Biden seems excited at the prospect of bending over backwards to appease the GoP. And there is no agreement to be had with the GoP that doesn't involve giving them the better end of the deal, so we can probably expect conservative policies to dominate under Democrat control.
Well that’s why Mitch loves the filibuster - the only thing he cares about is appointing judges and cutting taxes on rich people and those are already not subject to the filibuster. The only thing the filibuster stops is democratic priorities.
Oh, me, me, me (hand raised)! Not funding departments like the SEC that they don't like.Yes, what besides conservative judges and tax cuts can 50 GOP senators actually agree on? Essentially nothing.