$1.5 Trillion GOP Tax Cut Thread

[GlobeSoc]

It would be hilarious for this bill to fail in committee

[GlobeSoc]

The shuffling of republicans into and out of the no column for this bill is one of the more interesting aspects of the action surrounding this bill.

[GlobeSoc]

lmao if they think they'll have enough time to finish a vote-o-rama tomorrow starting so late

I don't think McConnell cares if these guys have to miss their Friday Night bar runs.

but they might

[GlobeSoc]

So I'm assuming that the longer they stay in recess the further into the day the vote-o-rama is?

Are they still in recess?

[GlobeSoc]

"we have to pass it to find out what's in it"

You've got to pass it to handwrite it, duh!

[GlobeSoc]

They should start all introducing motions to adjourn.

[GlobeSoc]

How long is this session of Congress going to be before they adjourn?

[GlobeSoc]

By the same logic, wouldn't the Republicans have already gotten rid of the legislative filibuster at this point? I'm going to extend the rate benefit of the doubt to them in this case, although I think you are right in the rest of your post about how it's better to have 4 extra years of Obama appointments to the bench.

Not necessarily. Democrats/liberals lose out more with a legislative filibuster because many big things we want to do then take 60 votes. Meanwhile, big things conservatives want to do, like cutting taxes and spending on liberal stuff can be done with bare majorities. I'm sure conservatives have their own dreams that require 60 votes right now, but they get by pretty well with the status quo.

Also consider that even without a legislative filibuster, after Democrats go buck wild in their turn with a federal trifecta, and enact a slew of new social programs, Republicans would be hard-pressed to roll those back due to the inevitable backlash. It's very hard to take those things away once they are implemented, hence why Republicans would want to keep a filibuster to block them from ever being implemented in the first place.

Exactly.

[GlobeSoc]

I'm going to die of a stroke when Democrats reclaim the chamber and Mark Warner or whoever gets on TV to talk about how they can't just pass everything they want because they have to care about the deficit.

[GlobeSoc]

Jaichind is a short sighted sociopath. He'd destroy a homeless shelter if he could build profitable luxury apartments on top of the ruins.