Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Because Chuck Schumer in the Senate has the power to hold everything up. Just like Mitch McConnell did to Obama.
Without a super majority in the senate, things stagnate in times like this.
All Executive Branch positions, including cabinet and judicial nominations below SCOTUS, advance with a simple majority of 51 votes. The filibuster is dead. Republicans have 51 in the Senate.
keep in mind Trump runs a privately held family business, so it's not even like his experience is analogous to a Fortune 500 CEO either.
He made his money using his dad's money to buy depressed Manhattan real estate in the 1970s. Everything else since has been revenue-neutral or a loser, or just had his name on it and was managed by real business managers. I'm not convinced he's not trying to tank real estate markets through stagflation once again.
No it cannot. The pres works for the people. We the people all of us -not just his followers. There must be checks n balances, different options and ideas not just a bunch of yes men and robots. For that. We just need a tyrant.
The the Minority of states, can never dictate to the Majority, unless by the barrel of a gun.
So bringing in Tillerson an Oil Exec with no foreign policy experience was done so because Schumer would approve it?
The dems have been holding up all sorts of appointees from day one.
The filibuster is dead. All that is required is a simple majority of 51. Republicans hold 51 seats in the Senate. They don’t need a single Democrat or Independent vote.
Here’s an instance where Grassley told Trump to rethink 2 of his nominations to the bench.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
