Posted on 03/03/2014 3:22:23 PM PST by Hojczyk
As he looks ahead to the possibility of leading the Senate, Mr. McConnell is promising a more open floor, with senators from both parties able to offer amendments. He says committees would be given more independence and authority to advance legislation. While he would not commit to reversing the limit Democrats put on filibustering White House nominees last November, he said the idea would be on the table if Republicans took charge.
“If the American people give us the opportunity to put the Senate under new management, it is an appropriate discussion at that time for the new team that would be taking over the Senate, ” Mr. McConnell said in an interview. “It is a conversation for December.”
The prospect of returning the threshold for breaking filibusters on nominees to 60 votes from the simple majority established by the Democrats in November does not represent an immediate risk for Republicans. If they seize the majority, they will not need to rely on the procedural tactic to block President Obama’s nominees during his final two years in office, since they will control the agenda. And Democrats in the minority presumably would not filibuster administration choices.
If they get rid of the filibuster for legislation, amnesty will definitely pass in 2015.
What a disgusting POS McConnel is!
if you take back the Senate, you’d better first consider impeachment
(if Boner gets his act up...)
“What a disgusting POS McConnel is!”
It’s up to the good and smart people of KENTUCKY to remove this blight from the Senate.
C’mon, Kentucky! Y’all can do this!
Why not? The democrats play hardball. McConnell and the GOP-e play nerf ball.
This cretin thinks not only will he still be in the Senate in January, 2015, but that he will be the Senate Majority Leader! Unfortunately, if Kentuckians fail to do the right thing, he’s right!
Id consider voting for Alison Grimes if Jeff Sessions not Cornyn is the majority leader.
We’ll “consider?”
Just damn. ......... Perpetual losers. I will never vote for any RINO again.
/johnny
so basically only the left is allowed to filibuster?
good freaking grief!
how can we RID ourselves of these morons!
But if the GOP takes the White House in 2016 then count on the Democrats to filibuster every administration appointment that they can.
And in the mean time, they'll filibuster everything the Republicans would like to move through the Senate during Obama's last two years.
He’s already telling us he’ll be a democrat
Not to worry, Mc.
If the Dems lose they Senate, they will reestablish the 60-vote threshold during the lame-duck session.
You don’t think they would give the Pubbies that 50-vote threshold for new appointees, do you?
Bevin should be all over this...vote him out Kentucky!
But you don't understand! If we bring back the filibuster for appointments, then everyone will see how fair we are. The media will praise us, the voters will love us, and the Democrats will be so ashamed that they will NEVER try anything like that again.
/end sad, pathetic GOP-E delusional rant
-PJ
Mitch is an idiot. The Marxists Reid set the rules and they ain’t playing bean bag.
Of course. Pubs play by the rules and call the RATS their “friends” while the RATS shred the rules and call Pubs racist liars.
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