EriktheRed
Eh...
Reconciliation is allowed under federal law, Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. § 641(e)(2))
The nuclear option is something right wing loons came up with that is not law.
I know it's hard for many of you to grasp...but there is a difference. And Reconciliation has been used over 20 times in the past...even by *gasp* Republicans.
This is also just more goalpost-moving by the GOoPers. They couldn't get by with the argument that they never did it, so now somehow this is totally unprecedented because of the scope. Actually, it's just because it's for legislation they're deathly afraid of and haven't been able to stop so far.