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Topic: Dems short on votes
for filibuster reform |
Dems short on votes
for filibuster reform
The Hill [Washington, DC], by Alexander Bolton
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Original Article
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 11/13/2012 10:49:48 AM
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| Democrats don’t have the 51 votes they need in the Senate to change filibuster rules that could make it harder for the GOP minority to wield power in the upper chamber. Lawmakers leading the charge acknowledge they remain short, but express optimism they’ll hit their goal. “I haven’t counted 51 just yet, but we’re working,” said Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a leading proponent of the so-called constitutional or “nuclear” option, in which Senate rules could be changed by a majority vote. “We’re building the momentum right now,”
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Comments:
Maybe some of them realize it could be also used against them. Idiots.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
bhkat, 11/13/2012 10:54:54 AM (No. 9011228)
I think they will change them. When Republicans will be in charge, the dems will accuse them of being unamerican, racists, etc when they will try to pass any law using the new rules that dems put in in the first place.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
escaped commieny, 11/13/2012 11:01:51 AM (No. 9011252)
dinghy harry won´t let this stop him
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Nevadadad46, 11/13/2012 11:07:05 AM (No. 9011274)
In other words: "No we don´t have enough votes yet to obliterate the Republican minority. Soon, we will, then they can just go pound sand and we Democrats can rape the nation any way we see fit- rather as we did over passing Øbama Care.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
buckhorn_cortez, 11/13/2012 11:13:59 AM (No. 9011298)
Fine by me. The Democrats have a majority - when or IF the Republicans ever get back a majority, they can use the new rule too. Don´t care. Republicans won´t fight it and deserve to be steamrolled.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
globalwarmer, 11/13/2012 11:26:19 AM (No. 9011357)
A Harty-Har-Har to Harry and his evil comrades.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
janjan, 11/13/2012 11:43:03 AM (No. 9011391)
So in other words whichever party has the majority in the Senate can just change the rules at will. I thought Obama and the Senate were already doing that. And no, the Republicans will not ´use´ this. The media might criticize them. Remember when we had a majority with 50 Senators and Cheney as a tie breaker? We gave the Democrats half the committee chairmanships in the spirit of ´bipartisanship´.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mickturn, 11/13/2012 11:51:29 AM (No. 9011416)
Translation: We Be Taking Over.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
RUReadyY3K, 11/13/2012 11:54:36 AM (No. 9011427)
I´m with #4. There are no such filibuster rules in the House. Hopefully we can get to be the majority of Senate in 2014 mid-term election.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Davids918, 11/13/2012 11:57:56 AM (No. 9011438)
Republicans will be afraid of being told their mean-spirited, so will simply allow the rules to change.
The Dems play to win, and they know a majority is where you wield power.
Republicans keep playing for principle, ideals, and the Constitution.
I say let them increase the top tax rate on the top 2%, even though it won´t produce the revenues, and stop trying to help the Democrats because it will be used against you. Let it happen, and let it flop.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
bubby, 11/13/2012 11:58:07 AM (No. 9011440)
After what they did in the last election with all the fraud I don´t think they are worried about the Republicans taking control of the Senate. The rules will be changed and the Republicans will just whimper and complain but will go along with it. This Republic is forever lost.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Calvinesq, 11/13/2012 12:07:05 PM (No. 9011466)
Harry does not belive in rules. Dems will cheat to get what they want. That will never change.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Maybeth, 11/13/2012 12:20:42 PM (No. 9011496)
So far, it appears there are actually a few Democrats who retain integrity. Who knew!
Harry just needs to threaten them, like Pelosi threatened her people into submission. Pull out the files on them .... the ones which detail illicit love affiars. Threaten to expose the holdouts. They will believe it.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
lostinmassachusetts, 11/13/2012 1:12:24 PM (No. 9011615)
If you read the article, the answer is "Not yet!" Once the newly-gained Democrats take office in January, there will be more leftists to vote lockstep with Harry Reid and fewer Republicans to oppose them. And I´m sure Harry will do his best to find a way to deny the Republicans any opportunity to obstruct the rules change.
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