boutons_deux
08-22-2019, 12:14 PM
‘Turtle, your days are numbered!’
Mitch McConnell brutally mocked for begging Dems not to change Senate rules if they win
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) penned an op-ed (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-senate-filibuster.html) in The New York Times
begging Senate Democrats not to abolish the legislative filibuster if they take control of the chamber,
saying the procedural rule “plays a crucial role in our constitutional order.” :lol
McConnell — who practically
invented modern abuse of the filibuster to block legislation under President Barack Obama
and who has shattered dozens Senate norms to silence the left and confirm radical judges —
warned that Democrats would “rue” changing the rules to strip him of power.
First, he seems to believe that there is a not-insignificant chance Democrats will win control of the Senate next year. And
second, he believes his party has a lot more to lose from the end to the filibuster than Democrats do — or he would have killed it himself years ago.
< lots of tweets trashing #MoscowMitch #MassacreMitch >
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/turtle-your-days-are-numbered-mitch-mcconnell-brutally-mocked-for-begging-dems-not-to-change-senate-rules-if-they-win/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12163
Mitch McConnell brutally mocked for begging Dems not to change Senate rules if they win
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) penned an op-ed (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-senate-filibuster.html) in The New York Times
begging Senate Democrats not to abolish the legislative filibuster if they take control of the chamber,
saying the procedural rule “plays a crucial role in our constitutional order.” :lol
McConnell — who practically
invented modern abuse of the filibuster to block legislation under President Barack Obama
and who has shattered dozens Senate norms to silence the left and confirm radical judges —
warned that Democrats would “rue” changing the rules to strip him of power.
First, he seems to believe that there is a not-insignificant chance Democrats will win control of the Senate next year. And
second, he believes his party has a lot more to lose from the end to the filibuster than Democrats do — or he would have killed it himself years ago.
< lots of tweets trashing #MoscowMitch #MassacreMitch >
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/turtle-your-days-are-numbered-mitch-mcconnell-brutally-mocked-for-begging-dems-not-to-change-senate-rules-if-they-win/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12163