Posted on 03/12/2017 2:31:17 PM PDT by libstripper
Democrats tend to love sneaky lawyer tricks because their side is so good at them. The passage of Obamacare under the Senate rules governing “reconciliation” is the most prominent example of creatively applying the rules to get what they want.
But it turns out that there are some really smart and creative legal minds on the GOP side, and now that the GOP runs the Senate, the sauce for the Democrat goose also flavors the Republican gander, if that isn’t too disagreeable an abuse of metaphorical license. Ted Cruz is one such legal mind; in the words of legendary Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz, “…one of the best students I ever had.”
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Trump is not a senator, and has neither understanding, nor control of what happens in the senate.
The floor has to be held in control continuously or the filibuster will happen. If there is any kind of break that releases the floor to any debate, the bill is dead.
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After a few betrayals by the likes of Ryan and company, he wil learn... and not forget.
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