Filibuster Change Could Lead to the Repeal of ObamaCare

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Democrats in the Senate Thursday invoked the nuclear option changing how the filibuster applies to presidential appointments.

On Fox News’s Special Report hours after the vote, George Will said this could lead to the repeal of ObamaCare in 2017 (video follows with transcript and commentary):


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GEORGE WILL: There’s no limiting principle in the principle they’re invoking, that is majorities should rule all the time. What this means is if in the spring of 2017 there’s a Republican president, which there could be, the Republicans still hold the House, and they have 51 Senators, they can repeal ObamaCare with 51 votes. And I'm not sure the people who did this today have thought this through.
No, they certainly haven’t.

If these Democrats and their media minions don’t realize that the change invoked by the Democrats – which is currently limited to presidential appointments with the exception of Supreme Court justices – will expand over time, they’re kidding themselves.

What Democrats with seemingly the full support of the liberal media have done is permanently changed the rules of the Senate allowing the majority to do whatever it wants.

Although this might lead to positive things for Republicans at some time in the future – such as the repeal of ObamaCare – this is a sad day for our nation when 52 Senators decide to rewrite how that Chamber works.

Shame on them and shame on all those in the media who think this is a good thing.



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"this might lead to positive things for Republicans at some time in the future – such as the repeal of ObamaCare"

Well there you go. Be happy.
 
Just wait until the republicans use it against the dems. The crying and kicking and screaming will be deafening


Quote from Ricter:

"this might lead to positive things for Republicans at some time in the future – such as the repeal of ObamaCare"

Well there you go. Be happy.
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Obamacare is here to stay unless the Dems decide they want to get rid of it. Which they won't.

The republicans will bring up repealing it around election time, but they are too spineless to do anything anymore.

Vote Libertarian. Save the country.
 
"The US Senate was designed precisely to be a brake on transient majorities. Delay isn't an abuse of its function; it *is* its function." - Daniel Hannan
 
My first thought upon hear this was, did Reid just inadvertently repeal Obamacare by doing this?

At present this move doesn't apply to legislation but...

"This doesn’t apply to legislation either, but so what? Once the precedent of weakening the filibuster in one context is set, it’s easy for either party to cite it in expanding that precedent to another context. My new mantra: 51 votes for repeal."
 
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:) :) :)
 
Quote from John_Wensink:

Just wait until the republicans use it against the dems. The crying and kicking and screaming will be deafening
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I saw a clip where then senator Obama was opposed to the nuclear option. Before president Obama was for it.

The democraps and Obongo are desperate.
 
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Filibuster Change Could Lead to the Repeal of ObamaCare
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It could. Or it could lead to a functional government again. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
 
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