@finitebanjo@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 2 months agoElizabeth Warren Marks 100 Days Of Trump By Reading Aloud 100 Reports Of His Corruptionwww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square53arrow-up1473file-text
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minus-square@finitebanjo@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink1•edit-22 months agoHe filibustered. Cabinet Appointments cannot be filibustered under current senate rules. Same for SCOTUS judges. He did filibuster Public Option into the grave, though.
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisherlinkfedilink1•2 months agoSince when did the Republicans give two shits about some bullshit “senate rules?” They just change that shit whenever it suits them. So do the same.
minus-square@finitebanjo@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink1•2 months agoSure that’s a swell plan, sport. You only need a simple majority to change senate rules, so you need to convince 4 Republican Senators and 2 Independents, and I think there are maybe 1 or 2 Democrats who might need some arm twisting.
He filibustered.
Cabinet Appointments cannot be filibustered under current senate rules. Same for SCOTUS judges.
He did filibuster Public Option into the grave, though.
Since when did the Republicans give two shits about some bullshit “senate rules?” They just change that shit whenever it suits them.
So do the same.
Sure that’s a swell plan, sport.
You only need a simple majority to change senate rules, so you need to convince 4 Republican Senators and 2 Independents, and I think there are maybe 1 or 2 Democrats who might need some arm twisting.