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Senate Democrats Poised for Power Grab
Fox News ^ | 23 Dec 2010 | N/A

Posted on 12/23/2010 9:29:22 PM PST by Jet Jaguar

Senate Democrats are going to be working over the Christmas break to deliver a lump of coal to the American people in the form of a radical changing of the Senate's rules. This is a naked power grab by liberals in the Senate pure and simple.

The National Journal reports that Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork to chip away at the filibuster on January 5, 2011. They are going to push the idea that a simple majority of the Senate can abolish the filibuster rules, or radically change the rules, in a new Congress.

Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/filibuster/2010/12/23/senate-democrats-poised-power-grab#ixzz190FZDuFW

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; 20110105; communists; congress; democrats; fillibuster; harryreid; rats; reid; senate; tomudall; udall; ussenate
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To: hattend

The House has a lot more power than most people realize, for instance, should the Senate Rats change the rules the House could::

1.Immediately begin Impeachment proceedings against ALL JUDGES confirmed under the new rules and never let them be seated. This should be done for Most Federal Judges right now anyway, as well as both of Hussein’s recent picks on the USSC. Who cares if the Senate removes them, Have the TRIAL ANYWAY, and then have another, and another, STOP THE SENATE COLD, they are powerless without the HOUSE.

2.Immediately REMOVE ALL FUNDING for the Senate Staffers as well as Senate Travel, meals......The only thing required in the Constitution is their PAY, nothing else.

3. Every Bill passed by the House and sent to the Senate could contain a provision for NO AMENDMENTS, couple that with Single Issue bills, and the Senate is irrelevant.

4. They could REFUSE to take up ANY SENATE BUSINESS INDEFINITELY, or until the Rules are more to their liking.

There is actually quite a bit the House could do to show the Marxist’s in the Senate who really runs the show, the question is WILL THEY??? I for one do not have much HOPE that things will CHANGE for the better in the future. We have already witnessed first hand that the Ruling Class can easily corrupt almost anyone fairly quickly. See Scott Brown.

THE HOUSE TRULY DOES RUN THE SHOW, if they realized it.


81 posted on 12/24/2010 5:24:45 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: Jet Jaguar
This is a naked power grab by liberals in the Senate pure and simple.

The libs have got to sense their own demise. They have got to know that they are hated. This is a politically suicidal move that will advance their power for only a short time.

82 posted on 12/24/2010 5:25:42 AM PST by VRW Conspirator (If raising taxes on an activity reduces such an activity, let's tax liberalism to death.)
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To: Jet Jaguar
They are going to push the idea that a simple majority of the Senate can abolish the filibuster rules, or radically change the rules, in a new Congress.

Why can't they?

Of course they can. There are very few unchecked powers granted by us in the Constitution, but the power of each House to make its own rules is one of them.

Of course, since the Democrats are going to be in the minority for a generation starting in January 2013, they would perhaps be unwise to do this - but "the idea that a simple majority of the Senate can abolish the filibuster rule" doesn't have to be "pushed" - it's just the simple truth.

83 posted on 12/24/2010 5:32:34 AM PST by Jim Noble (It's the tyranny, stupid!)
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To: onyx
If McConnell stands there and takes this he should be run out on a rail. If he fails to stand there and list all the times the dems used this against Bush and the GOP he should be tarred and feathered, as well.

If he does none of these things we will know that the U.S. is at its end...

84 posted on 12/24/2010 5:33:18 AM PST by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: Jet Jaguar

sooooo the Republican House needs to gridlock the heck out of everything....


85 posted on 12/24/2010 5:33:45 AM PST by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Actually, I’m pretty sure there was back in the 1800’s. I recall reading about how it ended. I’ll try to dredge it up.


86 posted on 12/24/2010 5:34:25 AM PST by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

House of Representatives
In the United States House of Representatives, the filibuster (the right to unlimited debate) was used until 1842, when a permanent rule limiting the duration of debate was created. The disappearing quorum was a tactic used by the minority until an 1890 rule eliminated it. As the membership of the House grew much larger than the Senate, the House has acted earlier to control floor debate and the delay and blocking of floor votes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster


87 posted on 12/24/2010 5:36:52 AM PST by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: onyx
They are also setting the table to make it easier to sieze control of the Supreme Court

Checks and balances just went out the window. They are bound and determined to make this a dictatorship.

88 posted on 12/24/2010 5:54:52 AM PST by bgill (K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Obama will continue in his agenda...and he doesn’t need nor care about Congress. They just haven’t figured that out yet.


89 posted on 12/24/2010 6:07:41 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: bgill

Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t changes like this require 67 votes in the Senate? With 47 Republicans, they would need 14 of them along with all Dems to make this happen, right?


90 posted on 12/24/2010 6:08:08 AM PST by lquist1
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To: Tench_Coxe

I’ll refrain from commenting what I really think, except to say that a day may be coming to make a very physical example of some of these criminals.

You noticed the 600 pound gorilla in the room.


91 posted on 12/24/2010 6:13:50 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Remember March 23, 1775. Remember March 23, 2010)
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To: garjog

DEMON-rats


92 posted on 12/24/2010 6:15:28 AM PST by RoadTest (Religion is a substitute for the relationship God wants with you.)
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To: rawhide

I believe anything that costs money has to to through the house. It there is no price tag, only the senate needs to vote.

This is why commissions created by Obizzle get senate confirmation and not house confirmation.

So defunding these agencies are the only weapons the house has.


93 posted on 12/24/2010 6:17:35 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Remember March 23, 1775. Remember March 23, 2010)
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To: Lazlo in PA

Like they did with the START Treaty?


94 posted on 12/24/2010 6:17:58 AM PST by sport
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To: j-damn

And your point is?


95 posted on 12/24/2010 6:20:31 AM PST by sport
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To: Jet Jaguar

I don’t believe they can change Senate rules without 67 votes. Besides, even if they did, it won’t help them. Republicans could very easily have a majority after 2012.


96 posted on 12/24/2010 6:24:41 AM PST by St. Louis Conservative
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To: HiTech RedNeck

In the House, a simple majority has always been able to get anything to the floor.


97 posted on 12/24/2010 6:29:40 AM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: bgill

If you are following what is happening, they already have.


98 posted on 12/24/2010 6:31:11 AM PST by sport
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To: meyer

I believe any pending house bills are dead with the start of the new congress.


99 posted on 12/24/2010 6:32:43 AM PST by JPG (There is hope for America and her name is Sarah.)
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To: j-damn

Wear your chains proudly.


100 posted on 12/24/2010 6:33:35 AM PST by sport
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