Posted on 03/10/2017 4:29:24 PM PST by cotton1706
It's a legislature for God's sake!
What, not so much as a comma can be altered? It's perfect just as it is and any change would disrupt the "delicate balance" that they cobbled together in secret?? They couldn't allow any thorough debate or amendment in committee??
It was released on Monday, voted on in committee on Wednesday and Thursday, and now members are being threatened if they vote no on the floor, even though their input is not being allowed in the rush??
As usual, the Establishment, that is, the Ruling Oligarchy is expending all its efforts to create a single, up or down vote, and only on what THEY want.
Sickening!!
The excuse was, any additions or considerable changes would kick the bill out of reconciliation and become an entirely new bill.
We all knew this was a big can of worms when it was passed. A hidden nuclear bomb for the next administration.
So here we are. Conservatives are easy targets for accusations of heartlessness so, they’re just mitigating for a while.
One thing to add is: Don’t focus on the short term win. There is a time and place for that, but lets get strategic a bit.
Right now it looks like the condemned dragging his foot on the way to the gallows.
I don’t think he can because congress voted themselves an exemption. A Tweet might help, even more making a deal with congress to get the Dems on board since they are hostages of the unions. Also look to the union waivers to see if they are still in effect ( I think those were EOs)
Are you auditioning for CNN?
I tweeted Trump. Mr. President you want 60 votes put legislators and their staffs on Obamacare with an EO, you’ll have your votes ASAP
Good. I hope he can do it. It would make them move fast
Thank you for a common sense post. I trust President Trump, Secretary Price, Freedom Caucus member Congressman David Schweikert, who voted in the Ways and Means Committee.
Our president listens — we must talk to him!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Let him know what you think of obamacare lite
aka A-HA
(Healthcare is one word)
One EO can eliminate all waivers; unions, McDonalds. Equality under the law will get the votes.
51 votes to REPEAL, not 60. Just follow the law. Rules are not laws.
Rules are FAKE law.
Phase 1 will end Obamacare. The Senate rules for reconcilation with a Budget require what is being done to enable ending Obamacare with just 51 votes. Any other technique would allow filibusters and require 60 votes. No Democrat will vote for repeal.
Sit tight and let the system work. Educate yourself and you will understand.
Filibuster is not part of the Constitution. There are exceptions for the majority rule but they are spelled out in the Constitution. Filibuster is a fake concept and only a rule which can be worked around in a couple ways. We just have to have Republicans that care more about the Republic than they do themselves.
Ryan & the GOPe leadership are snakes in the grass. We, the People, are no longer gullible. We no longer fall for “trust us, vote for #1 and we’ll enact #2 & #3 to “fix” #1. It’s all a lie folks...they KNOW that #2 & #3 will NEVER pass. LIARS!!
Reconciliation bills are amended all the time.
“fillibuterable.”
fill-a-butt-erable?
Republicans and Dems are the same party. They don’t care which has the majority.
Pelosi == RINO Ryan!
Thanks for stating the options so clearly.
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