Posted on 01/16/2015 3:23:44 PM PST by mdittmar
Congressional Republican leaders tried to hammer home a simple message to restive conservatives at a policy retreat this week: Have your say, but be prepared to make some compromises if you want to pass substantial legislation.
The effort was part civics lesson on the differences between the House of Representatives and the more moderate and deliberative Senate, and part appeal to push forward an agenda aimed at increasing trade, improving border security, rewriting an outdated tax code and making healthcare changes.
Since winning control of the Senate for the first time in eight years in November, in elections that also handed them their biggest House majority since 1947, expectations have grown among many Republicans that they can force their will on Democrats and break through years of partisan gridlock in Congress.
But Republicans in the House, where conservative Tea Party members have a strong influence, could get an early taste of disappointment in coming weeks as the Senate struggles to pass a House bill nullifying President Barack Obama's recent executive order lifting the threat of deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants.
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no more compromise
Bend over and spread yo cheeks.
Two consecutive mid-term landslides down the drain. Taught the Stupid, Dumb-Ass Party nothing.
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Funny how we never hear about Democrats lowering their expectations when it comes to imposing their will on Republicans.....
No more liberal compromise. Better to not pass that to pass more liberal legislation.
Compromise is how you lose.
Don't pass any legislation, then.
We already have way too many laws. We don't need any more.
Shove it Boehner. Compromise = give the Dems “some” of what they want. Of course the Dems know they do this so they ask for a lot and settle for more than they’d normally get.
Dems demand we raise some program budget by 15% and the squishy Republicans “compromise” by giving them 8% (while the Dems hammer them for hating children, elderly, etc.) when a good representative would challenge the program itself.
I am willing to compromise. I want FedGov slashed by 50% (literally, I would cut half the spending immediately). I would be happy with a compromise that cut 25% and comfortable with a compromise that only cut 10% the first year. There is lots of room for real compromise. But if RINOs are saying we need to increase the size of FedGov 7% this year, because that’s better than 10%, no, thank you.
I am willing to compromise on the Second Amendment. I think all firearms laws at the federal, state, and local levels should be repealed immediately. If they want to start with just NFA, repealing the restrictions on suppressors in the first year, and repealing cosmetic restrictions on “scary black guns” and magazine size limits, and then move on to other unconstitutional laws, I’m okay with compromising on a gradual approach.
That’s not what liberals mean by “compromise”? They mean we give up even more, but at a slower rate than they would prefer? That’s what I thought.
Getting a spending freeze would be nearly impossible these days
If we had a conservative president with as little regard for the rule of law as the thug currently in our White House, he could simply use discretion and not spend 10% or more of appropriated funds. That won’t work though because conservatives have too much integrity to impose their will that way, like kings. It’s unfortunate, but I don’t think there is a peaceful path back to constitutional government.
Thomas Jefferson had a quote about the tree of liberty. I keep hoping it’s not that time yet, but I’m not optimistic.
In other words, socialism will be allowed to march on...only slower for the time being.
I don’t think that word (compromise) means what they say it means.
Boehnercare is here to stay.
I’ve got to give the DemocRATS credit for one thing. They’ll never “compromise” with the GOOBs over anything. NEVER! Even the female ‘RATS stand their ground and never “compromise”. Unfortunately, the GOOBs will bend over for the DemocRATS in a heartbeat.
Actually, I think they did much better with the House Bill placing funding restrictions on amnesty.
No sale.
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