Democrats learn to love the filibuster

[ElNono]

"I rather not vote."

is a vote for the Repugs

I don't care what it works out to. It's simply much more principled than ing about how the system is rigged and , then holding your nose and being part of it anyways.

[Aztecfan03]

ANd those numbers have increased each time the congress has changed control. Rebublicans just so happened to be the latest minority.

[boutons_deux]

ANd those numbers have increased each time the congress has changed control. Rebublicans just so happened to be the latest minority.

brilliant!

and wrong!

57% vs. 42%

[boutons_deux]

After Six Years Of Filibustering Obama, Republicans Now Want To Outlaw Senate Filibusters

A growing number of House GOP conservatives are pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday to invoke the “nuclear option” and change the chamber’s rules to pass a bill defunding President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.

Reps. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) and Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) said McConnell should change Senate rules, so the House-passed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, which includes language to revoke Obama’s immigration-related actions, can bypass a Democratic filibuster in the upper chamber.

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) also endorsed the idea at a Thursday news conference. He said there’s a “way to change the rules to allow us to move forward” and “take away the ability to filibuster.”

For six years, Republicans touted the virtues of the filibuster.

They were outraged when then-Majority Leader Harry Reid modified the filibuster rules so that more of the president’s nominees could be confirmed, but that all changed now that the shoe is on the other foot.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/02/...iticus+USA+%29

[101A]

I have never seen such arguments made that way.

I wish I could opt out of SS and invest that 6.2% I contribute in my own retirement program, instead. Why do you want to deny me that?

Not to pick nits, but in such a perfect scenario, you would also get your employer's cut - making that 12.4%

Let me do that, I'll give 3/4 to the govt. when I retire, and STILL come out WAY ahead.

[Wild Cobra]

After Six Years Of Filibustering Obama, Republicans Now Want To Outlaw Senate Filibusters

A growing number of House GOP conservatives are pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday to invoke the “nuclear option” and change the chamber’s rules to pass a bill defunding President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.

Reps. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) and Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) said McConnell should change Senate rules, so the House-passed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, which includes language to revoke Obama’s immigration-related actions, can bypass a Democratic filibuster in the upper chamber.

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) also endorsed the idea at a Thursday news conference. He said there’s a “way to change the rules to allow us to move forward” and “take away the ability to filibuster.”

For six years, Republicans touted the virtues of the filibuster.

They were outraged when then-Majority Leader Harry Reid modified the filibuster rules so that more of the president’s nominees could be confirmed, but that all changed now that the shoe is on the other foot.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/02/...iticus+USA+%29

They tried years ago to get rid of it, but democrats wouldn't comply.

[Wild Cobra]

Not to pick nits, but in such a perfect scenario, you would also get your employer's cut - making that 12.4%

Let me do that, I'll give 3/4 to the govt. when I retire, and STILL come out WAY ahead.

My understanding of attempts tried, had all or a portion of the personal 6.2% available for a personal account. All of the employer share still went to the government.