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Rule Change Pushed By Harry Reid Could Allow Trump To Get All Of His Appointment
« on: November 20, 2016, 03:55:40 AM »
Alex Pfeiffer
2:19 PM 11/19/2016

Rule Change Pushed By Harry Reid Could Allow Trump To Get All Of His Appointments Confirmed

A senate rule change championed by outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid could leave Democrats powerless to stop any of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments.

In 2013, Sen. Reid and other Democrats pushed forward with a rule change dubbed the “nuclear option” to eliminate filibusters for all presidential nominations except Supreme Court justices. This means that a simple majority of 51 votes instead of 60 votes is necessary to confirm executive office appointments.

The Republicans are set to enter 2017 with at least 51 senators and can gain another seat with a likely win in the December senate run-off race in Louisiana.

So while Democratic National Committee interim chairwoman Donna Brazile has called for the senate to reject Trump’s nomination of Republican Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general, Trump’s cabinet will get confirmed as long Republicans vote along party lines.

http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/19/rule-change-pushed-by-harry-reid-could-allow-trump-to-get-all-of-his-appointments-confirmed/#ixzz4QW7G9N9C
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Re: Rule Change Pushed By Harry Reid Could Allow Trump To Get All Of His Appointment
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2016, 01:08:17 PM »
Well, how do ya like that libs? What's good for the goose...
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Re: Rule Change Pushed By Harry Reid Could Allow Trump To Get All Of His Appointment
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2016, 02:48:38 PM »
Quote from: Gretchen on November 21, 2016, 01:08:17 PM
Well, how do ya like that libs? What's good for the goose...

I believe that it's an application of the Law of Unintended Consequences. :whistling:
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Re: Rule Change Pushed By Harry Reid Could Allow Trump To Get All Of His Appointment
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2016, 07:33:04 AM »
It's the arrogance of the left; thinking they will be able to shame the Republicans into reversing the rule.  They've done it before because the GOP lacks any spine. 
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Re: Rule Change Pushed By Harry Reid Could Allow Trump To Get All Of His Appointment
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2016, 01:10:51 PM »
Quote from: kwCrazy on November 22, 2016, 07:33:04 AM
It's the arrogance of the left; thinking they will be able to shame the Republicans into reversing the rule.  They've done it before because the GOP lacks any spine. 

Well, McConnell is still the Majority Leader, so they might not be wrong. You can already tell he has no chin.
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Re: Rule Change Pushed By Harry Reid Could Allow Trump To Get All Of His Appointment
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2016, 01:19:50 PM »
Harry Reid was warned not to use the nuclear option because it would open the door for the republicans to do the same. He did it anyways. This is not an unintended consequence, Harry Reid knew this would happen but choose to sacrifice any future democrat leverage so that he could achieve his goals in the present.
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