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The only thing resembling mob rule in the congress is that unruly mob in the House.
Yes they should just bow down to the great Obama. He was elected and should get anything he wants with no opposition. If he walks by the house they should throw rose petals down in front of the king.
As per Biden when republicans were the majority, "you may own the field right now but you won't own the field forever" then Biden goes on to talk about the power grab.
Because they were never used for routine matters and rarely for purely political ends. Many things we once enjoyed are now gone because some people chose to abuse the privilege and ruined it for everyone else. This is another case in point.
Both parties have been undemocratic in using them.
Now if one likes them, they should also want a 261 minimum vote requirement in the House (60%) to do anything. That should include appointing a House speaker, committe memberships, anything at all. At least they would not than simply be playing politics with the issue.
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.
LOL. Except that that was a factual event. And let's see, where is the historically high occurrence of filibusters? Looking …. Must be under Bush by the Dems, according to your reasoning … OOPS! It's not. It's the GOP under Obama.
Post fail.
I love how the high and mighty so much smarter libs "think" they know others reasoning.
All of your posts fail.
Another knee-slapper. EVERYONE knows that the GOP would do the same thing in a heartbeat should they ever overcome their propensity for insulting their own voters and miraculously re-take the Senate.
Because they know they've overreached with their obstruction of historical, epic proportions, and that the Dems would take them to the woodshed with the same filibuster tactic if they were the minority. And honestly, I would enjoy that. So in that sense, I actually do regret this move. It would be SUCH fun to listen to the GOP Senate majority whine like little girls when what goes around comes around ...
What a bunch of garbage.
IF what you claim is so true, why didn't the repubs do it when they held both Houses of Congress under W. Bush?
No we don't think we will hold the senate in perpetuity, but since every judicial appointment by the president has been filibustered by the obstructionist republicans and their stated goal from day one, was to hamstring the Obama administration, which they have successfully done since 2009, we figured we might as well make hay while the sun shines.
The republicans would be no less or no more vituperative and hateful towards the nation when they gain power again as they have proven themselves to be during this current administration..
Well maybe if he didn't appoint such liberally biased judges and found some of a more balanced position, he could have gotten some approved.
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Looking …. Must be under Bush by the Dems, according to your reasoning … OOPS! It's not. It's the GOP under Obama.
