reconciliation

I think it's time for a new thread on this. Now that the bill has passed, and the House has passed the reconciliation package, the Senate has taken up this set of amendments. Republicans have vowed to do all they can to block it. If they succeed in getting even one amendment to this package...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704625004575089362731862750.html How low the current batch of democrats have sunk in order, as this article points out, I say if these people force this through Congress against the American people clear wishes, we the American people need to...

Filibusters are used by the minority in the Senate to keep a simple majority from passing laws. I do not believe such a procedure was created to allow for constant and repetitive use, due to pure political wrangling and dissagrement. Additionally, Reconciliatiion is used by the majority to...