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To: gibsonguy

Except as I showed here (https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/09/the_suicide_of_the_house_is_complete.html) I think the House has made itself entirely irrelevant. Some 25 years of not controlling the budget-—its #1 constitutional charge-—and now a full year of investigation and obstruction . . . yet Trump marches on without them.

Except for ending investigations, let me ask this: how much different (in terms of budgets, controlling spending, etc) would a Republican House (say, with a 5-6 seat majority) really be? I’m not sure it would be that different. Yes, it would vote for Trump’s new trade bill with Mexico and Canada. But NAFTA is gone, whether there is a new agreement or not. The Dems lose on that one.

The Senate will remain in our hands (as of now, I think by 51-49 majority unless John James surprises). All of Trump’s judges will get confirmed. Minion Romney is not so stupid as to oppose the judges.

So I’m not sure anything would substantially change if the Republicans win or if they continue to be a minority. The House has committed suicide.


6 posted on 09/09/2019 10:57:27 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

President Trump wanted to cut a lot of agencies by 20%, A decent house might make that happen.


11 posted on 09/09/2019 11:34:28 AM PDT by McGavin999
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