Reid Changing Filibuster Rules

[Luddly Neddite]

Looks like its a done deal.

If the Rs refuse to work, force them.

Good for Harry!

 

[Edgetho]

For judicial and excutive appts, sure.

I thought Bush should have had the opportunity for up and down votes on these appts.

I gather SCOTUS is still subject to the old rules.

Yeah, right Malarkey.....

 

[JakeStarkey]

"legislative terrorism"

What a foolish, adolescent term when applied to the rule.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I think so too. Everything is good for them today, so far. A couple of parlementary questions from Mitch but nothing explosive.

Earlier, Mitch was lying - said no one had ever tried to stop President Obama from accomplishing anything.

They really do think we can't see them.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Republicans gridlocking the Senate with 45 votes is a travesty

Filibuster is an archaic tradition meant for exceptional circumstances. Requiring 60 votes for Congress to do its job does not work. Republicans have abused their filibuster privledges....time to take them away

Republicans gridlocking the Senate is a God send

Republicans:

If we don't get to make the rules....then nobody can

We don't need any more damn rules. We are over RULED as it is.

As far as im concerned political office should be a part time job.

 

[Kosh]

I think so too. Everything is good for them today, so far. A couple of parlementary questions from Mitch but nothing explosive.

Earlier, Mitch was lying - said no one had ever tried to stop President Obama from accomplishing anything.

They really do think we can't see them.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said Republicans had approved 99% of Mr. Obama's judicial nominees and that the change would nullify the Senate's constitutional "advice and consent'' role in assessing presidential nominations. He said Mr. Reid was trying to divert attention from the flawed rollout by the Obama administration of the 2010 health-care law, and said the drive to change Senate rules represented a raw use of power akin to the tactic used to pass the Affordable Care Act.

Senate Adopts New Rules on Filibusters - WSJ.com

 

[TakeAStepBack]

So they changed something they've used in the same manner in the past that was used recently and they were against the change before they were for the change.

Good to know. Not that integrity or principle would ever come into the equation of LOLberalism.

 

[rightwinger]

So they changed something they've used in the same manner in the past that was used recently and they were against the change before they were for the change.

Good to know. Not that integrity or principle would ever come into the equation of LOLberalism.

Republicans were abusing the filibuster so they had their toy taken away from them

 

[CrusaderFrank]

It's going to be awesome when Reid is Minority Leader (and Drug Mule for the Colombians) after 2014

 

[CrusaderFrank]

So they changed something they've used in the same manner in the past that was used recently and they were against the change before they were for the change.

Good to know. Not that integrity or principle would ever come into the equation of LOLberalism.

Republicans were abusing the filibuster so they had their toy taken away from them

Yeah Obama should get his picks. Period.

 

[BreezeWood]

Republicans gridlocking the Senate with 45 votes is a travesty

Filibuster is an archaic tradition meant for exceptional circumstances. Requiring 60 votes for Congress to do its job does not work. Republicans have abused their filibuster privledges....time to take them away

Just remember that you were for this rule change when we take back ALL of Washington.

And we will.

OBTW, most of the appointments the Stuttering Clusterfuck is trying to make have been open since the dimocraps filibustered George Bush's nominations

True dat

hypocrite.

To a dimocrap, that's a compliment

Go for it

I have no doubt that Republicans would change Filibuster Rules the minute they take the Senate

End it once and for all and live with a majority vote in the Senate

Long filibuster against Texas abortion limits suspended - CBS News

... suspended


Republicans in Texas "suspended" the filibuster by Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis when it became obvious she would succeed in blocking their bill - the Tea Party Republicans no doubt would do the same in Washington when given the chance.

the Republicans have missused the Filibuster and have made the rule change necessary by giving the Democrats no other choice.

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[Sarah G]

Vote now to advance Millett judicial nomination. New rules adopted today, simple majority.

 

[rightwinger]

So they changed something they've used in the same manner in the past that was used recently and they were against the change before they were for the change.

Good to know. Not that integrity or principle would ever come into the equation of LOLberalism.

Republicans were abusing the filibuster so they had their toy taken away from them

Yeah Obama should get his picks. Period.

Yup

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Republicans were abusing the filibuster so they had their toy taken away from them

Yeah Obama should get his picks. Period.

Yup

Just like Bush got Estrada. Period

 

[Sarah G]

Republicans were abusing the filibuster so they had their toy taken away from them

Yeah Obama should get his picks. Period.

Yup

It's a good thing.

 

[rightwinger]

Besides.....Republicans could never use the nuclear option because they are unable to pronounce the word "nuclear"

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[Sallow]

Lets hope he follows through.

 

[bendog]

Yeah Obama should get his picks. Period.

Yup

It's a good thing.

I don't think it's a good thing when the minority party has to change the rules as to when and why court appointees can be opposed, so that McConnell and Graham can survive being primaried by 20% of the population.

 

[Contumacious]

Reid, Democrats trigger ‘nuclear’ option;

The partisan battles that have paralyzed Washington in recent years took a historic turn on Thursday, when Senate Democrats eliminated filibusters for most presidential nominations, severely curtailing the political leverage of the Republican minority in the Senate and assuring an escalation of partisan warfare.

The rule change means federal judge nominees and executive-office appointments can be confirmed by a simple majority of senators, rather than the 60-vote super majority that has been required for more than two centuries.

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[Luddly Neddite]

No excuse for HALF of Obama's executive appointments to have been stopped.

The Rs said they would stop this president, that they would stop our government and that's what they have gotten away with. They've used the filibuster, the sequester and government shut down - all to harm the US and its got to be stopped.