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Obama just essentially declared the party system in the US obstructive and obsolete justifying his mandate to be carried out for the good of the people.
He joins other historical dictators who have been reviled, prosecuted and forcefully removed.
Obama's flag says .... "NO NEGOTIATION"
We are finished as a nation.
Another breathless conservative who fundamentally does not understand what is going on here.
Obama just essentially declared the party system in the US obstructive and obsolete justifying his mandate to be carried out for the good of the people.
He joins other historical dictators who have been reviled, prosecuted and forcefully removed.
It's an example of our species. Name something, anything, that has good intentions and tell me we don't find ways to game it and take it to such an extreme level that it makes no logical sense at all. And then we justifiy it with some reference to the Constitution, rights, and freedom. BULLSHAT!!!! It's a reflection of how animalistic we really are. Humans can't be trusted to do anything right.
This is a good move until the day they aren't in charge and then it will need to be changed.
That's how politics works my friends.
The Dems filibustered Bush the same way and it was wrong then too. I am glad it is changed and hope it stays that way regardless of who runs the show. We can't have a government without judges and cabinet members because one, or two senators or even a minority party are trying to be obstructive. The president, whoever that is, has a constitutional duty to make appointments. If the party that lost the election is unhappy about the appointments then the time-honored way is to change it is to win the next election.
It's about order of magnitude --- McConnelll and company have employed it in greater frequency for the flimsiest of reasons. See jmqueen's graph for reference.
yes, have seen and accept the premis of the graph.
I also accept an escalation by republicans.
However, I would also point out that Republicans have stated that BHO is the most liberal radical president in more than a generation. Would it not therefore be the logical conclusion that Mr. Obama has nominated radicals to the bench in greater numbers and therefore based purely on idology Republicans are doing only what would be accpeted in such a case?
The rules change only applies to executive and judicial nominees, not Supreme Court nominees.
More like a firecracker than a nuke. But then, the "liberal media" tend to make everything blown up to 10x life size. They're competing against smart phones for your attention.
That's funny. All the tough talk, angry threats and bravado are coming from the rightwingers on this thread. Not to mention Mitch McConnell going apopletic that Reid finally called him out and did it.
Suck it up Republicans. Time to roll up the sleeves and get something done. Judges nominated by the president will now be seated after 5 long years of republican obstructionism.
fine by me, do not come crying when the pubs have control of the senate one of these years and get to do what they want because they can break a democrat filibuster with only 51 votes.
you can stick to the American people now, but sometime in the future, the republicans will stick it to the democrats and the people too.
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