Democrats are playing a dirty game of political football, where they are changing all the rules in order to push their radical agenda into the end zone.
It’s a bit complicated but the short story is this:
- Democrats can’t pass their radical agenda in the Senate because they would need 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
- So Democrats instead plan to use the reconciliation process, which means they only need 51 votes.
- However, the Byrd Rule states that reconciliation can only be used for budget-related legislation.
- But Democrats want to implement non-budget related changes, such as the Green New Deal, giving D.C. statehood, and granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.
- So to use reconciliation to pass their agenda, Democrats like Bernie Sanders want to get rid of the Byrd Rule.
- And with the Byrd Rule gone, Democrats can use reconciliation to pass whatever they want, with just 51 votes.
This is the football equivalent of running the ball out of bounds, down the sideline, and then stepping back into bounds at the end zone.
And Democrats are hoping the American people aren’t watching political football with the same attention they’ll be giving the Super Bowl.
But they can only get away with this if they don’t feel like it’s unpopular. So let’s make blowing up the Byrd Rule unpopular!
Jessica Anderson criticized Bernie Sander’s efforts to change the Byrd Rule, with this simple but great analogy:
[T]he Senate should not follow Sen. Bernie Sanders and abuse the budget reconciliation process. If eliminating the legislative filibuster is the “nuclear option,” changing or ignoring reconciliation rules would be a dirty bomb. Americans deserve a Senate that abides by its own rules and governs responsibly.
Preserving the Byrd Rule is an essential part of preserving the filibuster and protecting minority rights in the Senate.
read full article here: https://heritageaction.com/blog/reconciliation-and-the-byrd-rule?
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Demonrats don't know how to compromise and they don't know how to accept an invitation to cooperate. They are still sore from losing all negotiations against the world's best negotiator, Donald J. Trump.
Because Uniparty.
It's hard to deal with something so powerfully slimy. It's evasively slippery and leaves a stench when you touch it. Leftists have become an empowered by unchecked corruption from not just spineless Republicans but the Dimocrats like Biden who will do and say anything to further their desire for lifelong power and full pockets. We must pull back the curtains. Term limits!
Talking about football, I won't be watching those idiots today!