Posted on 09/05/2019 8:12:27 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is prepared to do whatever it takes to pass a Green New Deal, vowing to take executive action or even push to get rid of the Senate filibuster in order to get it done.
During a CNN town hall Wednesday devoted to climate change and featuring Democratic presidential candidates, an audience member asked Harris how she would work with Republicans to advance her goals related to the environment. Harris stated that she would try to reach across the aisle, but then discussed the measures she would take if this avenue failed.
“If they fail to act, as president of the United States I am prepared to get rid of the filibuster to pass a Green New Deal,” the senator said.
The filibuster requires 60 votes to end debate on legislation in the Senate, but if the rules are changed to eliminate the filibuster, only a simple majority would be required.
Harris, if elected president, would still need support from Senate Democrats to make such a change. The Senate has already altered its own precedent to allow for top-level nominees to be confirmed with a simple majority but has kept the 60-vote threshold in place for controversial legislation.
It’s also unclear if a Green New Deal would win the support of a majority in Congress. …
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Because the president rules the Senate.
Idiot.
In other words: “I will do whatever it takes to create the most useless, expensive and wasteful welfare and government-crony corruption scheme ever seen in American History. You can count on it!”
Who does she have to bl0w this time.
I did not know there was a filibuster regarding the GND.
Even Dems see that she is full of hate.
No clue on how things work , another Obama
Great, so she wants to drive between California and DC all the time. Might want to point that out to her.
She can wave her magic wand.
“Great, so she wants to drive between California and DC all the time.”
Drive hell! Make her ride a bicycle. Anything else would be too polluting - even a horse.
you think the rules will apply to them blahhhhhaa!
That is funny right there....
And just how does she plan to do that?
I dunno...wouldn’t that require a fossil fuel to lube the chain?
Harris isn’t doing well in the polls, which is bad news for her because there’s nobody she can sleep with who can appoint her President.
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Because the president rules the Senate.
Idiot.
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Well, to be fair, we’ve already skipped WAY past the ‘by what authority’ threshold anyway...
If Dems are ever in control of Senate and White House, expect them to completely get rid of the filibuster. Their intention is to ram a pro-socialist agenda down everyone’s throats. And they aren’t going to let senate rules stand in their way.
You mean, if she’s POTUS she can’t keep her seat in the Senate;^E)?
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