Posted on 11/27/2016 7:28:18 AM PST by ColdOne
Senate Republicans are wary of making a historic move to nix the filibuster despite growing pressure from conservatives.
Roughly two weeks after Donald Trump's White House win, GOP lawmakers are already facing calls to overhaul Senate rules and help push through the real estate mogul's agenda.
The calls to go "nuclear" are only likely to intensify next year when Democrats begin to carry out their pledge to fight Trump's agenda on areas where they disagree.
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But Senate Republicans are openly skeptical about making a rules change they believe could come back to bite them, when they are inevitably back in the minorit
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Should read:
That will be the time to cooperate.
To me, the only change needed for the filibuster should be to make it a real filibuster. If you can keep talking, you can keep a vote from happening. If you are committed, you can slow things down.
I’m actually cutting Mitch some slack for now. I have to give him credit for not buckling on Obama’s SCOTUS nominee. Maybe with Trump’s encouragement he will grow a spine.
They are living in a dream world
YOU MORONS!
That is a certainty, no matter what you do. Legal or not.
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