Harry Reid: Filibuster Rule Has 'Been Abused,' Needs Changing
Friday, May 11, 2012
But Obama and the DLC-controlled Democratic Party didn't, won't, let Reid force Republicans to filibuster. Because it might actually work to get Democratic voters' legislative agenda made into the law of the land and do good for the People, but at less profit to corporations. And that's not what Obama and Company are there for. They are there to do the work of the transnational corporations, and preventing that are the liberals, which Obama has excluded from his administration and silenced throughout government.
So that Obama can reach out for Republicans, and water down the legislation, make it Republican-like. Legislation that Republicans won't vote for anyway, because everything that the parties do, both parties, is for the next election campaign. So Republican-like legislation gets passed, with Democrats signing on, and that makes the corporations happy. And Republicans can count on their 'dvmb as tree stumps'-constituents' votes, because Republicans in Congress stood firm against Democrats. And all the while Obama and the DLC-controlled Democrats work to prevent any more liberals and progressives from getting elected.
We've known for years, before Obama got into the White House, that Republicans would obstruct everything that Democrats tried to do. After Obama got into the White House, Reid and Democrats said, "Senate rules can't be changed in the middle of a congressional session", which isn't true; Senate rules can be changed at any time, not just at the start of a new Congress - It can be done at any time (see page 6 - http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/45448.pdf ). Democrats could even change the supermajority rule by simple majority (50 + 1).
Nor is there just one way (or even two or three or more ways) for Democrats to get bills passed despite Republicans' obstructionistic tactics. But first they have to want to do it, with the fierce urgency of now (don't click on that link, don't watch it, if you aren't prepared and can't bear to have your cherished illusions about Obama destroyed).
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