President Donald Trump and his lackeys are in an all-out push in charge Democrats for the federal government shutdown. It’s laughable—they management the White Home, the Senate, the Home, and for good measure, the Supreme Court docket. Democrats haven’t any energy.
However, Republicans will counter, Democrats within the Senate are filibustering! No funding extension can occur with out no less than some Democratic help, proper?
Effectively, positive? There at present is a filibuster. However that’s not a tough rule.
“Which is worse?” by Clay Bennett
Democrats killed it for lower-level judges and government department confirmations. Republicans ditched the filibuster for Supreme Court docket nominees.
Each events have restricted the facility of the filibuster when it suited them. There may be nothing stopping Republicans from eliminating the filibuster on a easy majority up-or-down vote.
Even this 12 months, Republicans have weakened the filibuster, altering the foundations advert hoc to ram by means of their unpopular agenda.
So nothing is stopping them from doing it now. They’ve the votes, and so they might instantly reopen the federal government with out Democratic help in the event that they actually wished to.
So why aren’t they doing it? As a result of they need People to endure, and so they’re hoping they’ll pin the ache on Democrats. It’s that straightforward.
