This is BS
Probably not too long, but couldn't help but write.
The last budget passed by the Congress was in 2009. They wouldn't touch it in 2010, as the Democrats didn't want to do anything to impact what they suspected was going to be a disastrous election. (it was) The GOP took the House, eliminated the filibuster proof majority in the Senate, and, had some of the candidates not been kooks, may have taken the Senate.
All spending bills originate in the House. If memory serves, without googling, there are 13 appropriation bills that are passed to fund the various parts of the government. The House attempted to do just that, to get rid of the CRs, but to no avail. The Senate wouldn't budge, and that is where people put party and politics before the people that they allegedly serve.
Senator Reid (D-NV), took to the floor of the Senate in 2012 and willingly and intentionally LIED about Governor Romney in the run-up to the Presidential election. Why in the Senate? He can't be prosecuted for slander there. After the election, when he was asked about it, he just shrugged and asked "We won, didn't we?" No honor, no integrity. A man that sold his soul for party. That was what the Republicans had to deal with as the majority leader in the Senate, until 2015, when he was relegated to minority leader.
In the fall of 2013, in the run-up to another potential shutdown, GOP Senators engaged in a filibuster to insist on eliminating, or delaying the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, (Ocare). The House had passed more lousy spending bills to fund the government (not separate appropriations, mind you, just omnibus bills) So, like today, with the same party controlling both the Senate and the White House, the minority party spoiled the party by, shutting down the government as a MINORITY party. There are lots of clips of Democrats talking about not shutting down the government because of a policy position. Well? Here is a great clip where several of them argued against the shutdown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-buEyuyOaN4
Now, here is the truth. The House has passed all of the appropriation bills for the fiscal year. They haven't even been discussed in the Senate. Not on the floor, not in committee, no where. Why? Because Senator Schumer (D-NY) has said that he would filibuster. I would say to let him. A real filibuster, not this "I am filibustering, so lets move on to the next item of business" crap.
The GOP rightly nuked the filibuster in the confirming of Gorsuch. But for them to hold on to it, is ridiculous, as when the Democrats are back in power, which they will be at some point, they won't be so polite as to respect that tradition. So either make them stay on the floor of the Senate for several days, or, vote to get rid of it, as was done in the confirmation hearings. The filibuster was a great tool when Senators represented state legislatures, rather than a super house. Now that the mob elects them like the House, it has got to go. So no time like the present.
Of course, I do understand the desire to not pass the individual spending bills. After all, the majority party could start with the ones they feel are important, and either slow roll the ones they don't, or mark them up in such a way that the minority feels screwed. That would be unfortunate, of course, as trying to come to an agreement is preferable.
Am I an idealist? When it comes to the Constitution, I would say absolutely. I am a ZEALOT when it comes to that. and there ain't no filibuster in the Constitution.
One last thing. Once upon a time, the government's fiscal year began in July. They moved it, because 6 months just wasn't enough time to get a budget done. Whatever.
The last budget passed by the Congress was in 2009. They wouldn't touch it in 2010, as the Democrats didn't want to do anything to impact what they suspected was going to be a disastrous election. (it was) The GOP took the House, eliminated the filibuster proof majority in the Senate, and, had some of the candidates not been kooks, may have taken the Senate.
All spending bills originate in the House. If memory serves, without googling, there are 13 appropriation bills that are passed to fund the various parts of the government. The House attempted to do just that, to get rid of the CRs, but to no avail. The Senate wouldn't budge, and that is where people put party and politics before the people that they allegedly serve.
Senator Reid (D-NV), took to the floor of the Senate in 2012 and willingly and intentionally LIED about Governor Romney in the run-up to the Presidential election. Why in the Senate? He can't be prosecuted for slander there. After the election, when he was asked about it, he just shrugged and asked "We won, didn't we?" No honor, no integrity. A man that sold his soul for party. That was what the Republicans had to deal with as the majority leader in the Senate, until 2015, when he was relegated to minority leader.
In the fall of 2013, in the run-up to another potential shutdown, GOP Senators engaged in a filibuster to insist on eliminating, or delaying the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, (Ocare). The House had passed more lousy spending bills to fund the government (not separate appropriations, mind you, just omnibus bills) So, like today, with the same party controlling both the Senate and the White House, the minority party spoiled the party by, shutting down the government as a MINORITY party. There are lots of clips of Democrats talking about not shutting down the government because of a policy position. Well? Here is a great clip where several of them argued against the shutdown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-buEyuyOaN4
Now, here is the truth. The House has passed all of the appropriation bills for the fiscal year. They haven't even been discussed in the Senate. Not on the floor, not in committee, no where. Why? Because Senator Schumer (D-NY) has said that he would filibuster. I would say to let him. A real filibuster, not this "I am filibustering, so lets move on to the next item of business" crap.
The GOP rightly nuked the filibuster in the confirming of Gorsuch. But for them to hold on to it, is ridiculous, as when the Democrats are back in power, which they will be at some point, they won't be so polite as to respect that tradition. So either make them stay on the floor of the Senate for several days, or, vote to get rid of it, as was done in the confirmation hearings. The filibuster was a great tool when Senators represented state legislatures, rather than a super house. Now that the mob elects them like the House, it has got to go. So no time like the present.
Of course, I do understand the desire to not pass the individual spending bills. After all, the majority party could start with the ones they feel are important, and either slow roll the ones they don't, or mark them up in such a way that the minority feels screwed. That would be unfortunate, of course, as trying to come to an agreement is preferable.
Am I an idealist? When it comes to the Constitution, I would say absolutely. I am a ZEALOT when it comes to that. and there ain't no filibuster in the Constitution.
One last thing. Once upon a time, the government's fiscal year began in July. They moved it, because 6 months just wasn't enough time to get a budget done. Whatever.
Comments
Post a Comment