POL The Senate Parliamentarian Just Ripped the Heart out of the Democrat Agenda

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The Senate Parliamentarian Just Ripped the Heart out of the Democrat Agenda

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The Senate Parliamentarian Just Ripped the Heart out of the Democrat Agenda
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While the Democrats have high, if not delusional hopes of fundamentally changing every aspect of American life, from federal voting dictates to essentially outlawing sub-contracting, the actual rules of the Senate have stood in their way. The filibuster, which Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema (among others who are laying low) have pledged to not touch, means that Chuck Schumer and his merry band can’t force through things on a simple 50-50 vote.

The Democrats were given a shot of life a few months ago, though, in the form of a parliamentarian ruling that Schumer claimed greenlit most of his agenda. I expressed skepticism at the time in an article discussing the infrastructure package.

Chuck Schumer recently claimed the Senate parliamentarian gave him free rein, yet that decision has not been made public, and there’s probably a reason for that.

Well, it appears my skepticism was warranted. In what is claimed as a “new ruling,” the parliamentarian effectively rips the heart out of the Democrat agenda.




Reconciliation is a very narrow process, and the Byrd Rule requires that anything included in a reconciliation bill must deal with taxes and budgetary issues. You also have stipulations about deficit offsets that must be taken into account. You can not pass regularly legislative items under the guise of reconciliation.

Given that, this ruling essentially defeats HR1, the ProAct, and much of what is included in the current “infrastructure” bill. Of course, none of those bills were likely getting support from Manchin anyway, but with reconciliation off the table to get this stuff passed, Schumer is now officially out of options.

Of course, as I explained last week, don’t count some Republicans out in regards to handing Democrats what they want anyway, especially in regards to the infrastructure bill. Now is not the time for compromise. The GOP must buckle down and stand in the gap to stop the radical agenda Schumer and his allies are pushing for. If the Republican Party can’t do that, what’s the point of it existing?

Let this nonsense languish. Nancy Pelosi’s tears are edifying. Besides, I’m not even sure Schumer really wants this stuff to pass save the federal takeover of the voting system. That would mean having to own the terrible results. It’s easier to propose garbage, watch it die, and virtue signal about it.

And just to make sure a stake goes through the heart of changing election laws nationwide with HR1 Xiden killed that on his own with this......



Even Xiden must not want it to pass when he puts the knee pad queen on the job.

 

[Dozdoats]

All this is just political kabuki theater.

 

[Dennis Olson]

The GOP must buckle down and stand in the gap to stop the radical agenda Schumer and his allies are pushing for

Isn’t it great to get back to the status quo, with the “republicans” in the minority role, just like they want? “See, we’re stopping the ‘radical democrat agenda’, give us money!”

 

[Dobbin]

“See, we’re stopping the ‘radical democrat agenda, give us money!”

The problem is - the problem. Things are not bad enough yet for self interested voters to actually see their money, lives, and sacred honor frittered away sufficiently to alarm them.

Preventing this, or at least giving a "we won't let this happen" statement, is what gives Traditional Republicanism life. Their raison-d'etre as controlled opposition to the Democratic Party.

If things got REALLY bad for Joe 6-P - THEN we might see some turn-about.

Meanwhile, The Biden Regime (not Administration) in combination with the Congressional Democrats are doing the best they can to fritter away your M, L & SH.

Not to mention selling the country out to your new Chinese Masters.

Give it time. There will be clamor. There may even be need for the fence around the Capital.

Dobbin

 

[Dennis Olson]

Things are not bad enough yet for self interested voters to actually see their money, lives, and sacred honor frittered away sufficiently to alarm them.

Bullshit. Trump was elected because people DID see it. The Deep State absolutely, positively, had to get him out AT ANY COST. This was accomplished with the aid of the ENTIRE Uniparty. Catch up….