Why hasn't the Senate passed a budget? Because they don't have the 60 votes

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pnwmom (41,843 posts)

Why hasn't the Senate passed a budget? Because they don't have the 60 votes


 
to get around a filibuster.

Another reason we have to change the filibuster rules to keep them from being abused.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251277460

Maybe 0bama will just use an EO to make a budget. 

For such smart people they never seem to have a clue how it is supposed to work.

I'm also amused how they used to beg for the filibuster when the repukes were in charge, yet now the filibuster is some evil procedure that needs to end.

Jersey Devil (7,285 posts)
1. Maybe because the Constitution provides that all appropriation bills are to originate in the House?

Just a wild guess. Article II Section 7: "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. "

former9thward (5,621 posts)
3. That is not the reason.

The House has passed its version of the budget. The Senate has not voted on the bill for some reason. They could pass their version and then send it to a conference committee for merger. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-02/u-s-house-passes-budget-bill-averts-most-tax-increases.html

The house has submitted a budget every year since the repukes took over, Dingy Harry then took the budgets and threw them right in the trash.

So DUmmies you can't blame the party that submitted budgets for us not having a budget.

Wounded Bear (2,172 posts)
8. Perhaps because the budget the House passed....

is a RW wet dream unworthy of sane debate?

0bama submitted 2 budgets as well, and they were obviously a LW wet dream unworthy of debate. 

Harry Reid is why we have been not running on budgets since 2009.

[Skul]

DUmpmonkey is still confused over the difference of Republic and democracy.

[Carl]

For geniuses they sure do say stupid things.

[MrsSmith]

The party full of "intelligent, educated" people sure have issues with understanding the reality of government. 

[jukin]

The imbeciles at the DUmp do know that it only requires 51 votes to pass a budget in the senate?  They do think they are very smart bu prove themselves to be mentally and emotionally retarded at every juncture. Do they also know that the HOR has assed a budget every year under republican control and Reid has shelved it without voting on it? Do the morons know that the last two 0bama budgets have been voted down 97-0 and 98-0 respectively/

These people are really stupid and uninformed but have no problem demonstrating their lack of mental powers daily. Dear lurkers, this is why you are such losers, you are mentally retrded.

[Chris_]

World War II started on December 7, 1941 and ended on September 9, 1945, 1378 days later.

The Senate has not passed a budget for 1361 days.

[JohnnyReb]

Just like  Almond Joy and Mounds......

Shit floats, Bullshit don't.