Posted on 11/07/2018 11:09:05 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Full title: Yes, Democrats have won the House but behind Pelosi's soaring rhetoric is THIS harsh political reality
As word trickled out Tuesday night that Democrats had recaptured the House, likely Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California wasted no time in celebrating the moment.
“Tomorrow will be a new day in America,” she proclaimed.
But beyond Pelosi’s soaring rhetoric is a harsh political reality: the power to shape the country no longer rests in the House. Instead, the waning influence of America’s legislature is concentrated in the Senate. And unless Democrats can take back the upper chamber, Tuesday’s victory is nothing but political fool’s gold.
Here’s why.
Most Americans know how Washington, D.C. is supposed to work, with the House and Senate drafting compromise legislation to fix the nation’s troubles while the president signs or vetoes the bills accordingly. But a recent study shows that things aren’t going as the Founding Fathers had planned. No longer are the House and Senate serving their intended functions of drafting new laws, declaring war, and serving as a check on the presidency.
Instead, the deeply divided legislative branch has delegated its powers to the executive – specifically to the president and his many executive orders.
It’s a pattern that started with President Barack Obama and has continued under President Donald Trump.
But that heavy-handed governing has led to an unending stream of lawsuits from opposing states and activist groups. That means the federal judiciary has more frequently stepped in to decide the nation’s future on the most divisive issues like abortion, immigration, and affirmative action.
In effect, we are increasingly governed not by the House and Senate but by partisan judges who rule on partisan lawsuits.
“The legislature is impotent,” thundered Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., during a recent debate. “The legislature is weak.”
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Truth.
I’m already over it.
Starting in January the House will resemble a Clown Circus.
Between Committees run by Waters, Nadler and Schiff under the leadership of the Ringmaster Pelosi, they will look like the fools they are for all the world to see.
POTUS Trump will feed off their hatred and his solid Gold Veto Pen will be his Excalibur.
The common democrat voter has no idea what they’ve brought upon us... Some real suck.
I hope they just stay home in a couple of years.
I hope they stay home too.
How long can they feed off nothing but hatred?
...the power to shape the country no longer rests in the House. Instead, the waning influence of America’s legislature is concentrated in the Senate.
More than half of the votes in the House of Representatives are in the nine largest states (California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, total 222).
Odd, how some of the Democrats are claiming a big victory with their new House majority.
Starting in January the House will resemble a Clown Circus.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Can you imagine financial services committee run by a gibbering Maxine Waters, or the House Intel Committee run by the saliva spraying Elijah Cummings?
We will get to see what cabinet meetings with Robert Mugabe must have been like.
The Rats are a curious bunch. From the outside they have the appearance of an unorganized mob but their actions display the discipline that would make a 2nd Lt. Of Infantry jealous.
Between Committees run by Waters, Nadler and Schiff under the leadership of the Ringmaster Pelosi, they will look like the fools they are for all the world to see.
To thee and me that is so very true.
But not to their constituents. Sadly, those fools voted them in there.
Speaker of the House & Chairmanships etc would be the Democrat’s even if they have seats 218 in the House. Matter more if the had 225 or 230 ?
Damn..... taken directly from my posts
Except, I call it the tyranny of the lawyers
It is long past time to drive a stake through the heart of that evil socialist, Woodrow Wilson and recinde the 17th Amendment!
It is time to give each state a voice in Washington DC!
As our Founding Fathers INTENDED!
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