Posted on 05/26/2025 5:45:18 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Let’s take some of the more common gripes, starting with the complaint that our Congress hasn’t passed anything. But, of course, Congress has passed several things. It passed the Laken Riley Act to keep Third World savages who are illegally here locked up. It just overturned the ridiculous California “no gas engines” law. So, the objection is not that the Republicans haven’t passed anything. It’s that the Republicans haven’t passed enough.
But there’s a structural fact that frustrated conservatives refuse to admit exists. This is why most of our actions must be taken via executive orders. Because of the Senate filibuster, we have to get 60 votes, but we have only 53 Senators. All the Democrats hang together, breaking the neck of our legislation.
What is so amazingly difficult to understand about this? Do people not know what the filibuster is? Do they not care? Look, I get the anger. I’ve been a conservative longer than many of you people have been alive. I was a conservative in the 80s, faithfully reading America’s only right-wing outlet, National Review, before it became the Teen Vogue of conservatism. All the stuff we are trying to do today is stuff that we’ve been dreaming about for decades. But we’ve been lied to, spat upon, disregarded, persecuted, and generally treated like crap not only by the Democrats but our own Republican Party for as long as I can remember. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – the Republican base is the abused spouse of American politics. We are naturally suspicious and looking for any reason to validate our gut instinct that we are about to get screwed over yet again.
That’s why we act like we do, but let’s not pretend it’s always rational. The fact of the filibuster is not...
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
What he said.
“What is so amazingly difficult to understand about this? Do people not know what the filibuster is?”
Apparently many here, or more likely, they’re just NeverTrumpers.
He’s right.
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“Calm Down”, the words of a woke poke.
The SALT deduction increase doesn’t have to be given to every area of the USA.
Filibuster and your state will not get an increased SALT deduction.
The tax cut continuation doesn’t have to be given to every area of the USA.
Filibuster and your state will not get the tax cut continuation.
So you want to filabuster?
In any year the senator of any state filabusters or otherwises impedes legislation which President Trump has previiously declared ‘muy importante’ for more than one hour in total, the residents of that state shall not be entitled to the benefits provided by this legislation.
“Do people not know what the filibuster is? Do they not care?”
I think he might be overestimating the average voter. Bigly.
FReegards
Make them filibuster...
FOR REAL!!!
Make them stand on the floor until they pass out!!
What is so hard to accept?
“...not only by the Democrats but our own Republican Party ...”
Hey Kurt, WAKE UP! It’s called the “uniparty” that put us (soon to be) $40,000,000,000,000 in debt, not two separate political parties.
Read the whole thing; as usual, he brings common sense to all the current issues we care about.
Common sense? Nonsense.
Just balance the damn budget!!! Quit obfuscating everything beyond understanding. Stop baseline budgeting. The department of educating is discretionary? The legal services corporation is mandatory? Midnight basketball, NPR, PBS—mandatory or discretionary? Stop the BULLCRAP and balance the damn budget!!!
Stop spending us into oblivion!!!! Stop the nonsense.
Dan Bongino said he had looked at the evidence of the Crook attempted assassination and that there was no there there, no conspiracy. Bongino is either stupid or lying, but he has betrayed Trump.
And when he says he looked at the record on Epstein’s death, does he trust that the ones who murdered him would record the truth?
Did you read the article? It would take 60 votes to give us what we want. We only have 53, if every Republican would vote yea. Is it rotten that we always have to compromise? It sure is. But until we have60 votes, we have to go with what we can. However, continuing resolutions only take 50 votes. That’s where the battle needs to be.
I know. But those 60 votes will impede a balanced budget. Who are those 60 votes? If it helps the Rats, it is ok. Otherwise, raise a stink. You missed my point entirely
Senate protocol above saving the country? Is that what you want?
Congress is flat out corrupt, lazy and full of graft....On both sides of the isle...
mArking.
Disappointing and frustrating as it may be, we have to be understanding of facts and trusting of people who clearly earned that trust over many years - in short, Schlichter is correct. Have patience, Trump has a plan - that what real estate moguls do, plan - and not just for next week. We have to be adults about this, unlike the spoiled children on the other side.
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