Senate Democrats Really Don’t Want to Govern By: Jon Walker Thursday January 24, 2013 12:29 pm
"Millions of voters across the country gave Democrats a majority in the Senate this past November. They gave Democrats the power to fully govern the chamber. Democrats in the Senate were handed the ability to pass any bill they wanted and approve any nominee by President Obama they deem qualified.
Today the Senate Democratic caucus decided that is a duty they don’t really want. Instead of truly reforming the Senate rules, the Democrats decided to adopt only a temporary bipartisan package of minor rules changes that are so inconsequential they are not even worth describing in detail.
The important thing is that Senate Democrats chose to leave in place a 60 vote threshold for everything. Senate Democrats decided to give the Republican minority a veto over anything. The party that lost the election was handed control of the most core function of a legislative chamber. Senate Democrats took the power the voters gave them then quickly and decisively threw it away.
Every time Senate Republicans delay a vote, filibuster a bill, or stop the confirmation of a nominee it will happen because Democrats chose to abdicate their Constitutionally prescribed power.
Senate Democrats are so scared of being held responsible that they effectively decided they would prefer to continue playing a majority party on TV than actually be one in real life.
It is possible that there is another political caucus in the democratic world somewhere that is even so pathetic and cowardly that it would actually needlessly give up almost all of its governing power after winning an election, but I have never heard of one."
The Wussie Deal Dems Caved With after all the huffing and puffing about changing the 60 vote fillibuster and motion to proceed rule--they could have done it with a simple majority but no that would be too reasonable. Instead they totally screwed the pooch. Here's what they did:
JE16, think about it this way. Why would the democrats want to put in place any restrictive filibustering reform that would inhibit their own filibustering when they are again the Senate minority party? They do what's good for them, not us. The new Senate members wanted reform. The old guard wanted nothing of it. Newbies will learn how to play the game soon enough.
I'm doing well, thanks for asking. Leg's healed, ribs are healed, left forearm has 80% hand movement, and the neurosurgeon did the odontoid screw procedure on c-1 and c-2 in December, as the neck wasn't healing. 5 months in a cervical collar is enough for anyone, lol. Should be back flying by March. Again, thanks for remembering, and asking.
It is all about fooling people. Neither has any backbone to stand up for principles and what is right. Every single one of them should be send home in the next election.
We need Term Limits if not, this country will stagnate.
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