[TNoldman]

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.

[RightField]

I think we're finally beginning to grasp that the various "rules" in Congress were established for the benefit of the Congress and not for the benefit of the American people. It's been an eye opener for me to realize how the sausage is actually made.

Will We The People ever be able to overcome this? I am pessimistic that our dumbed-down, complacent and dependent culture will ever be able regain its Constitutional power.