How about 1 MINUTE for the American People, Mr. President?
Speak up NOW, or watch your base leave you.
Posted on 05/02/2017 10:02:22 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
President Donald Trump on Tuesday seemingly called for an end to the legislative filibuster in the Senate, frustrated that Republicans were unable to include his policy goals in a must-pass spending bill. He also suggested that a government shutdown in September might be “good” in order to accomplish more without interference from Democrats.
Senate Republicans responded by rejecting Trump swiftly and decisively.
"I'm not going to support a change in rules. The Founding Fathers set it up this way," said Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), who's been in Washington about three weeks longer than Trump. "It's worked for centuries. It can still work. We don't have a rule problem, we've got a people problem."
"He and I differ on that because without the filibuster this country would've been gone a long time ago," said Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the most senior GOP senator. "I'm gonna talk to him about it. I'll get him back on line."
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"I don't think the American people elected president Trump and Republican majorities in both houses to shut down the government. I think they expected us to govern. And that's what we're doing," said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas).
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Trump suggested earlier this year that if Democrats blocked his Supreme Court nominee then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) should gut the filibuster to approve his high court pick. That's exactly what happened.
McConnell, however, has vowed he would not similarly undo the 60-vote threshold for legislation. Sixty-one senators sent him a letter last month supporting its continuance.
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Maybe in September we conservatives can get what we want. Maybe.
But not today.
Because it funds the slaughter of between 35,000 an 70,000 little human babies trapped in the womb.
That's why.
I really did not think someone could be that ignorant and be elected to the Senate. I stand corrected.
Not in September either.
Maybe after some serious Cantorizing in 2018.
It’s our last hope.
Trump wants something he can present as a “win”. I think he will sign it.
How about 1 MINUTE for the American People, Mr. President?
Speak up NOW, or watch your base leave you.
Cantor was a LONG time ago in politics. We have not been successful at primarying these guys in recent times or we wouldn’t be in trouble.
NO MORE open primaries.
Someone grab the republican party by the horns and let NO MORE 5 or even 6 conservatives run primary.
We need 2018.
What a frickin moron. The notion of ‘cloture’ didn’t enter the Senate until 1917.
Getting rid of the filibuster would not do any good when there are so many Democrats in R jerseys in the Senate.
Alexander, Corker, Flake, Graham, Hatch, Heller, Hoeven, Murkowsky and Rubio all voted for the Gang of Amnesty bill.
More would have if their votes were needed.
Burr, Tillis, Portman, McConnell, Thune, Cornyn, Cochran, Isackson,Blunt, Johnson, Gardner, Toomey, Capito, Fischer, Collins, Wicker are all Cheap Labor Express Republicans.
Unless we do some serious Cantorizing of weasels, we better start liking crap sandwiches.
I think the thing is, he doesn’t need the money now, He has the money to get all the bids lined up etc, etc. from the repair and maintenance funds the DHS already has. He’s gonna get his money for the wall tho.
This new Senator Kennedy is quite wrong on this: filibusters were not set up by the founding fathers but by politicians in 1917.
Maybe to show the base he actually stands for what he promised.
Maybe in September we conservatives can get what we want. Maybe.
Maybe we end up as Charlie Brown again.
But not today.
"I will gladly pay you next Tuesday for a hamburger today."
For the record, the senate GOP leadership is a bunch of worthless bastards. I hope Trump does fight in September.
I see this kind of comment a lot around here.
So, we're going to leave Trump? What does that mean? Where will we go if we "leave"? Will we join Mad Maxine and demand he resign?
Not today, and not September of this or any other year, so long as the filibuster rule is not abandoned altogether.
The Senate ceased to have a justification of any kind for a filibuster with the ratification of Seventeenth Amendment, which provided for the popular election of Senators. Senators USED to be appointed by the state legislatures.
Wanna know how to successfully stick it to the uniparty?
Find DINOs to run in ‘Rat primaries. Get them on the ballot and offer them support. It’s the best insurance against RINOs I can think of.
Kinda like, "Hope for Change."
Yeah, that'll work.
Yes siree!
The GOP better soon wake the hell up...
President Trump needs to begin kicking butts...NOW NOT IN SEPTEMBER...
Maybe to show the base he actually stands for what he promised.
Well he didn't exactly show his "base" all that much with his TrumpCare debacles. In fact he pissed us off. I guess this budget deal is no different.
And what ever happened to his tax reform promises?
(crickets)
Dumber than a sack of hammers
When enough of the base is gone, Pres. Trump
will be impeached ... as Mitt Romney and Ryan his toad,
have planned.
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