Posted on 12/04/2022 4:38:00 PM PST by bitt
Democrats are in a mad scramble to push through unpopular legislation before the clock strikes midnight on the 117th Congress.
The lame-duck session is the period between November’s congressional elections and the convening of the new 118th Congress on Jan. 3.
With some Republican help, Democrats in the Senate passed the so-called Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and orders the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages.
But that’s not all.
The legislation has significant implications for religious freedom. It awaits passage in the House, where Democrats still have a slim majority until the new session. Republicans will hold a similarly narrow majority in the House next year.
Jamming through controversial legislation through Congress during a lame-duck session is a troubling practice to begin with. It’s becoming increasingly common to bring up more hotly contested legislation that didn’t have a chance of passing when vulnerable legislators had to face an election—and the voters.
Democrats are so concerned with “democracy” that they are scrambling to head off the results of last month’s elections, it seems. As is often the case, the Left cares little about the proper functioning of government when its priorities are at stake.
The Washington Post editorial board called on Democrats in Congress to make this lame-duck session a “mighty one.” Imagine how The Post would describe the situation if it were Republicans seeking to push a conservative agenda through.
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The end of the U.S.A Republic
Five Bend Over America Legislations.
The “Respect of Marriage Act” is anything but. This tells me that many or most Democrats don’t even understand what marriage really is. God set the standards for marriage before any of us now on the earth were born. That’s not hard to understand. I can only hope the Republicans will be able to rescind this (and WILL) when the new House takes over. One of the most lamebrain ideas I ever heard of!
Don’t forget about Schumer and RINOs wanting to grant amnesty and voting rights to 80 million illegal immigrants!
Spend our kids into ablivion. What do they care.
Any legislation passed during lame duck should only be voted on by the new congress when seated.
OK, what are they?
As typical most of the ball-less republicans’ will just stand by and watch democrats’ screw America again.
The rest of them will be busy actually helping the democrats.
The “Assault Weapons” Ban might bite them in the ass if their model legislation gets booted by SCOTUS. One can hope.
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Five things McConnell is sure to agree with to some degree.
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