So, What’s the Next Step for Defunders?

National Review ^ | 09/26/2013 | Betsy Woodruff

[Uncle Miltie]

Tactically, I like Jim Thompson’s (sic) idea:

Individual bills funding each thing we agree with. Let the Senate pass each one.

Just never pass any bill that includes 0bamaCare.

Let the Democrats vote against Social Security because it doesn’t come in an omnibus spending bill that includes 0bamaCare.

[jpsb]

Excellent question I believe the Cruz faction of the GOP, which I understand is about 15 Senators, is to vote no on closure until Harry Reid agrees to “regular order”. As I understand it regular order allows all Senators to offer amendments and all amendments are subject to a 60 vote threshold to be adopted. I do not understand why the GOP would not be on board to this approach. Perhaps there is a communication problem? Now I fully understand why Harry Reid do not want regular order. The Senate is a strange place.

[SeekAndFind]

Here’s the plan for the House in 3 sentences:

Whatever Obama threatens to “shut down,” immediately appropriate the funds to prevent the “shutdown. BUT ADD A RIDER TO EVERY FUND APPROPRIATIONS BILL — NO FUNDS FOR OBAMACARE. Continue doing this ad nauseum.

[stanne]

The loudest opposition to Cruz this past couple of days has been from republicans - pundits and politicians

It’s the ONLY opposition. They’re doing the dems’ job for them

[GeronL]

It’s the ONLY opposition. They’re doing the dems’ job for them

They are mistagged Democrats

[SoFloFreeper]

Yes, the individual spending bill would be a good idea. No bill for HHS.

[Owen]

Guys, heads up.

This is a look over there moment. Word is the CR under debate had a level of spending in it out to Dec 15. Reid is pulling it back to Nov 15, but holding the spending level and THAT WILL BUST THE SEQUESTER LIMITS.

This Obamacare fight is being used to conceal a huge ramp in spending that breaks the Sequester law, which is the only thing that has restrained a smidgeon of spending in modern history.

[jpsb]

If the Senate can not stop the funding then I think it is a bridge to far to ask the house to do it without Senate backup. So if Harry gets his way in the Senate then the House should pass the CR. There appears to be little public support to defund the gov via a CR resolution. However there is massive support to defund gov via raising the debt limit. So lets see what happen in the Senate, then let the House make the best deal it can with the CR. Then go “all in” on raising the debt limit. If I were in the House I would insist on removal of all exemptions in the CR. Fair one fair for all.

[Old Yeller]

Cruz brought the ugly truth about Obamacare to light.

But the only ones to know what he said are Freepers and Tea Partiers. The Obamamedia won't report it. And low information voters would never watch CSPAN.

[A CA Guy]

Defund all Republicans that enable Obamacare.
Let’s get a whole bunch of these people primaried.

[pallis]

If the efforts of Cruz and some of the Congress critters fail, it won’t be too long before Americans, including half-witted media clowns, realize Cruz was right. But then it will be too long into the Obamacare black hole to get out of it.

[writer33]

Not a “WASTE OF TIME”!

Absolutely not a waste of time.

[B.O. Plenty]

Just heard Pat Bucannan's piece meal plan, it sounded OK..

Yours is OK...Add PP defunding......Matter of fact, any hard nosed, "plan" works for me.

I am so friggin tired of getting rolled by stupid people like Dingy Harry & Nirobi Barry.

Dag nabit...the House of Reps are the funders of govt...I want them to do their do diligence, fund what is fundable, and defund which is not worthy...