Revenge of the Forgotten Class

[Kinser79]

(11-13-2016, 11:08 PM)Galen Wrote:

(11-13-2016, 05:03 PM)Kinser79 Wrote:

(11-13-2016, 03:49 PM)Anthony Wrote: How would getting rid of the IRS and going to a national sales tax violate the Norquist Pledge?

And besides, it turns out that McConnell can only end the filibuster on sub-Supreme Court judgeship nominations - and technically, they can use budget reconciliation to repeal the subsidies etc., of ObamaCare, but not to repeal the pre-existing conditions waiver, or even the individual mandate.

The Filibuster is an artifact of the Senate Rules.  As such with a New Congress convening in January the Rules Committee can scrap the filibuster if they decide to.  I think that they won't though simply because the GOP realizes that one day it will be in the minority again.

I made that point at the time Democrats changed the rules and I have been amused by how hard that is biting them in the ass now.  Even many Democrats realize that Obozocare is done.  If they are smart then they will negotiate to save what they can.

That would imply that they have any sort of long term thinking, and four years is an eternity in politics, remember they are r selected.