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Schumer Threatens to Change Filibuster Rules by January 17
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Investments and business plans are made on the status of laws. Instability is bad for the economy (and the personal finances of people who rely on benefits, tax strategies and so forth).
Silliness. I’m in one of the most regulated industries in the world. You’re telling me absolutely nothing here. Trust me on this one, regulations go up and down more than the Dow Jones.
You guys are worried about things you don’t even understand.
Manchin: 'Heavy lift' to change the filibuster through nuclear option
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voiced skepticism on Tuesday over a Democratic push to change the filibuster along party lines, warning that his “preference” is for any rules changes to be bipartisan.
"Being open to a rules change that would create a nuclear option, it's very, very difficult. It's a heavy lift," Manchin told reporters when asked about using the "nuclear option," in which Democrats would change the 60-vote legislative filibuster on their own.
"I'm talking. I'm not agreeing to any of this. ... I want to talk and see all the options we have open," Manchin said, adding that it was his "preference" that any rule changes have Republican support.
Manchin's comments come as Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to force a vote on changing the rules by Jan. 17 if Republicans block voting rights legislation, as they are expected to.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voiced skepticism on Tuesday over a Democratic push to change the filibuster along party lines, warning that his “preference” is for any rules changes to be bipartisan.
"Being open to a rules change that would create a nuclear option, it's very, very difficult. It's a heavy lift," Manchin told reporters when asked about using the "nuclear option," in which Democrats would change the 60-vote legislative filibuster on their own.
"I'm talking. I'm not agreeing to any of this. ... I want to talk and see all the options we have open," Manchin said, adding that it was his "preference" that any rule changes have Republican support.
Manchin's comments come as Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to force a vote on changing the rules by Jan. 17 if Republicans block voting rights legislation, as they are expected to.
Biden Wants to, in His Words, “Eviscerate the Senate”
Then-Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., condemned weakening the Senate’s tradition of extended debate as “an example of the arrogance of power,” a “power grab by the majority party” that would “eviscerate the Senate.” It was 2005, and Republicans held the White House and Congress.
Today, with Biden himself in the White House and Democrats the majority in Congress, he is calling for the same power grab in order to pass an unconstitutional federal takeover of elections. The evisceration of the Senate, however, will not stop there.
Senate rules empower the minority party by requiring a supermajority to end debate before a simple majority can pass bills or confirm nominations. The Congressional Research Service describes extended debate as one of the Senate’s “most distinctive procedural features” that pushes the majority to work with the minority.
Speaking of Schumer, he joined Biden in 2005 to defend extended debate, which he called the “hallmark of the Senate,” as “the guard rail of our democracy.” He denounced any attempt to undermine extended debate as a “power grab” that would destroy the “checks and balances that are at the core of our Constitution and our Republic.”
Schumer went even further, arguing that extended debate is especially important when “the Senate and the Presidency are in the hands of the same party” and when the Senate considers “controversial matters.”
Then-Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., condemned weakening the Senate’s tradition of extended debate as “an example of the arrogance of power,” a “power grab by the majority party” that would “eviscerate the Senate.” It was 2005, and Republicans held the White House and Congress.
Today, with Biden himself in the White House and Democrats the majority in Congress, he is calling for the same power grab in order to pass an unconstitutional federal takeover of elections. The evisceration of the Senate, however, will not stop there.
Senate rules empower the minority party by requiring a supermajority to end debate before a simple majority can pass bills or confirm nominations. The Congressional Research Service describes extended debate as one of the Senate’s “most distinctive procedural features” that pushes the majority to work with the minority.
Speaking of Schumer, he joined Biden in 2005 to defend extended debate, which he called the “hallmark of the Senate,” as “the guard rail of our democracy.” He denounced any attempt to undermine extended debate as a “power grab” that would destroy the “checks and balances that are at the core of our Constitution and our Republic.”
Schumer went even further, arguing that extended debate is especially important when “the Senate and the Presidency are in the hands of the same party” and when the Senate considers “controversial matters.”
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Don't you need a shunt resistor for that?
This went way over ya'lls heads.
Nevermind.
Schumer makes plea for voting bill, filibuster reform in rare Friday session
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) used a rare Friday session to make a lengthy plea for voting rights legislation and urge his own party to support changing the rules in order to pass it without GOP support.
Democrats convened the Senate on Friday as they prepare to force another vote on election legislation, likely next week. If Republicans block the bill, as they are expected to, Schumer has vowed to bring up filibuster reform by Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) used a rare Friday session to make a lengthy plea for voting rights legislation and urge his own party to support changing the rules in order to pass it without GOP support.
Democrats convened the Senate on Friday as they prepare to force another vote on election legislation, likely next week. If Republicans block the bill, as they are expected to, Schumer has vowed to bring up filibuster reform by Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Republicans plot filibuster revenge strategy against Senate Democrats
Senate Republicans say if Democrats vote to end the filibuster, the GOP will use the new rule to force votes on a string of Republican legislation that would stand a good chance of passing in the evenly divided Senate.
Senate Republicans say if Democrats vote to end the filibuster, the GOP will use the new rule to force votes on a string of Republican legislation that would stand a good chance of passing in the evenly divided Senate.
Biden to call for changing the filibuster in major voting rights speech
ATLANTA — President Biden will throw his full support Tuesday behind changing the Senate filibuster to ease passage of voting rights bills, using a major speech in Atlanta to endorse a move increasingly backed by Democrats and civil rights activists seeking momentum on what has been an intractable issue.
Biden, who was a senator for 36 years, resisted such changes for most of his career, but a White House official said the president now believes a change is necessary to ensure that “this basic right is defended.” Biden has endorsed a so-called “carve-out” before — that is, a one-time rather than permanent change to the filibuster, to allow for voting rights bills — but Tuesday’s remarks are expected to be his most extensive on the issue.
ATLANTA — President Biden will throw his full support Tuesday behind changing the Senate filibuster to ease passage of voting rights bills, using a major speech in Atlanta to endorse a move increasingly backed by Democrats and civil rights activists seeking momentum on what has been an intractable issue.
Biden, who was a senator for 36 years, resisted such changes for most of his career, but a White House official said the president now believes a change is necessary to ensure that “this basic right is defended.” Biden has endorsed a so-called “carve-out” before — that is, a one-time rather than permanent change to the filibuster, to allow for voting rights bills — but Tuesday’s remarks are expected to be his most extensive on the issue.