Posted on 05/30/2017 7:43:47 AM PDT by Helicondelta
President Trump on Tuesday reiterated his call for the Senate to end the legislative filibuster so he could pass his tax reform and healthcare initiatives.
"The U.S. Senate should switch to 51 votes, immediately, and get Healthcare and TAX CUTS approved, fast and easy. Dems would do it, no doubt!" Trump tweeted.
Trump has previously come out in favor of ending the 60-vote threshold to stop debate on a piece of legislation. The 60-vote threshold usually requires a measure of bipartisanship because it's rare that one party holds 60 seats in the upper chamber.
However, Senate Democrats are using that legislative filibuster in order to block most of Trump's agenda. Republicans only hold 52 seats in the Senate, and there are rarely eight Democrats willing to jump across the aisle to vote on a bill that Trump is backing.
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“Dems would do it, no doubt!”
Exactly.
Trump should contract out the dems to pass the republican agenda.
Hell, he can’t seem to even get 50 Republicans in the senate let alone nuclear. Bunch of damn RINOs.
Running against the Bozo Senate could win him a landslide in 2020.
President Trump hasn’t got 51 votes for health care. Going nuclear isn’t going to change that. And the tax cuts aren’t even on the radar screen right now.
Patience, Grasshoppers, patience.
The democrats will nuke the filibuster as soon as they retake the senate. It’s inevitable. The republicans should just get rid of it now.
http://democracyweb.org/majority-rule-principles
The side with the most votes wins.
This is a democratic principle.
The Turtle won’t like that. He’ll get that sulky pout and pull back into his shell at this challenge to his lack of leadership. Really, KY? You couldn’t find anyone in the state but this stubborn ass obstructionist to vote for?
Dealmaker Trump: Pick 2-3 issues that individual Democrat Senators can support. Promise to support them in 2018. Stab the traitors IN THE FRONT.
This ( and he ) is why we need to drain the Swamp. It is time to get rid of the Mansfield Filibuster. At this point it is being used as an Anti-Trump pro the eternal state Uni-Party lifeline. It is time to cut that lifeline. Sadly, I do not see McConnell doing it, he needs to be pushed, he won't jump.
OFFER: Appoint the SCOTUS candidate to replace Ginsberg provided Kennedy retires and gets replaced with a Constitutionalist. Trump has the upper hand.
“If you can guarantee me we’ll never have another Barky Ubama or B.J. Clintoon in The White House”
Just the opposite, WE WILL! Faced with the same member numbers they would have done this on inauguration day.
This is a GOOD idea. Make elections actually MEAN SOMETHING.
In these partisan times we find ourselves in, we MUST ACT NOW!
This is WAR!!!! US against THEM.
“Can’t we all just get along?” As Inspector Clouseau would say “Not anymore”.
Senate victories are for 6 years. Plenty of time to forget and make up for bad votes. The Democrats would take the offer.
The GOP is as resistant to President Trump’s program as the anti-American democrats. None of them shall get my vote!
Apparently Reid did not take that into careful consideration when he pulled his maneuver
Reid is like a black man. He does his own thing and doesn’t care what anyone thinks.
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