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Filibustering by amendment
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by YankeeJim | October 7, 2011 at 05:47 am
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Protest to make government work
Republicans continue to sabotage government, causing legislative train wrecks, doing nothing, and failing to address essential needs to overhaul the economy.
Voters must end it. March on Washington, march on your capital, protest to make government go to work.
“The Senate moved fast to overhaul the body's rules, report Manu Raju and Scott Wong: "The Senate descended into procedural chaos Thursday night as Democrats forced a change in Senate rules and shut down a GOP effort to bog down a Chinese currency bill with a series of unrelated amendments. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s move to suddenly overhaul a key Senate rule without warning infuriated Republicans and put an already bitterly divided chamber on edge as senators from both sides of the aisle traded angry accusations over whether the fight would fundamentally limit the rights of the minority party...Democrats said the move was needed to limit dilatory tactics that essentially amounted to a 'filibuster by amendment' even after the chamber votes to end debate on a bill...'We are fundamentally turning the Senate into the House,' said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky."”
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"thirty-aught-six" (not verified)at 07:45 on October 7th, 2011
The Obama government and Democrats are doing all they can to ensure the death of Congress. They are turning Congress into nothing more than a rubber stamp mill for the Obama/SEIU agenda and the steady march of progressive fascism.
at 08:07 on October 7th, 2011
There has been no rubber stamp. There has been stomp all over any effort to solve problems. There is no facism, there is greedy stubborness on the part of Republicans to solve the problem they created.
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"thirty-aught-six" (not verified)at 09:50 on October 7th, 2011
A statement that proves the Democrat partisan is a self-perpetuating class of victim by choice.
Bill Clinton's economic policy of deregulation was voted into law by a Democrat majority. GW Bush's economic policy of relief through lower taxation and bail-outs was voted into law by a Democrat majority. Obama's economic policy of continued bailouts and tax relief voted into law by a Democrat majority. Attacks on Congress perpetrated by a Democrat majority. Attacks on business/banking/financial institutions lead by and supported by a Democrat majority.
Republicans fighting a loosing battle in the name of Constitution, Rule of Law, and Congressional procedure and oversight as the Democrat majority hammer away at the institutions and legal structure, the foundation of the United States of America. Every day Democrats hammer away, reducing our institutions to rubble while expanding their direct authority and dictates. First with the House of Representatives being dismissed and circumnavigated as Democrats turn to Czars and picked Committees to dictate new law and social pogroms. Now with the Senate under attack as Democrats create new rules on the fly to circumnavigate Senate debate to ensure their dictates become the law and that no policy is rejected. Senate Democrats have abrogated their sworn duty to protect, to ensure the final step in the legal protection of the people.
The Democrat partisan is very happy with this victory and celebrate their new won powers of authority. What is the Democrat authority, "We had to do these things because the Republicans were stopping us from doing these things. It's our way or the highway and no @#$%'n debate about it.".
The Democrat partisan chants, "It is all the Republicans fault for stopping us from doing the things we are going to do whether anyone else like it or not. There should not be any debate. This is for the good of America. And um... democracy."