I understand you are rushed to get these stories out but a little context would be appreciated. For instance, how unusual is this action. It happened faster than I thought they said it would.
Hatch - “we’ll give them more time…ooops! times up”.
“Suspending the rules.” How appropriate for the Republicans. (Tell me how they are the party of principle again.)
The Democrats asked their questions, so if they don’t want to show then fine. Move it on to the full Senate, where there will no doubt be debate, and then vote.
GOP:
Rules ?? Rules ?? We don’ need no stinkin’ rules !!!
Unless, of course, the rules will benefit us – then we loves 'em!!
Make them fully own those corrupt bastards.
Per Rule V, suspension of the rules would have required a 1 day, advanced notice in writing. I don’t recall seeing anything about this being done. Was the suspension of the Rules, then, not done legally?
They suspended the rules that govern suspending the rules that…
Beat me to it.
This is the problem we face when Republicans in Washington decide to ignore rules or willfully ignore laws.
Who is going to enforce them? A big part of what allows our society to function is that most people agree to follow the rules and obey the laws. If everyone breaks the laws, then they’re all unenforceable.
This is where we are.
Rules are for Democrats. Welcome to the Republican Fascist Regime.
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I expect trump called and said “fuck the rules!” And being good toadies they did a daddy said.
Suspension of the rules, nuclear option, reconciliation…
Anyone who thinks ANY of Trump’s nominees will be blocked is delusional. You are watching more of Trump’s dominance politics writ large…on the block: CPB, Consumer Protection, restoration of Keystone Pipeline, Dodd Frank, environmental regulations, health care, etc. etc. Not because there is any real rationale for doing so but because they were the work of the illegitimate Obama and his cadre of Liberal coastal elites.
We are well and truly f…ed. Continued and intense protest and pushback is absolutely demanded. Congressional offices are being deluged with calls, emails, faxes, and visits by individuals and ever larger protest groups demanding their representatives meet with them and/or hold town hall meetings at times working people can attend and express their opinions.
® David Brat in VA (who beat Eric Cantor) is claiming all of the opposition in his district is coming from paid Democratic women who are “up in his grill.” He promises to hold a town hall forum, but not until the end of the first 100 days when the Trump agenda is passed. In other words, “Let us ram this stuff through and then you can come and whine and I will pretend to listen.”
NOTE: Brat is so busy he somehow found time for a February trip to AZ where he will participate in a town hall forum with another right wing GOPer in a very safe district. A real profile in courage and sleaze.
Just makes the drumpf more illegitimate daily…Call your senators and admonish them about the debacle by thr tea gagging rethugs…
1.888.897.9753 or 1.866.220.0044…
Hatch et al are idiots and tone deaf…Price is a cheat, a liar and fraud and mnuchin is a liar and hid $100 million in assets and lied about his foreclosure record…
Loudly and firmly denounce the rethug cheats…
HAAAhahahahahaa!!!
You’er kidding…Right?
Democrats adopted the nuclear option so it’s not like our hands are clean. Also, didn’t Democrats ram ACA through via reconciliation?
We don’t a reminder we lost to this monster. Go fuck yourself.
Justine is having quelle meltdown. The Navy boys must not have used lube last night.