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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReid: If McConnell Wants To Kill The Filibuster, 'Let Him Do It'
Reid: If McConnell Wants To Kill The Filibuster, 'Let Him Do It'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) brushed off Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) threats earlier this year to eliminate the filibuster entirely if and when he comes to power, should Democrats invoke the nuclear option.
"Let him do it," Reid told reporters in response to a question from TPM at a press conference after Democrats took the historic step Thursday to end filibusters for executive and non-Supreme Court judicial nominees.
Earlier in June, the when Democrats threatened to go nuclear (but never pulled the trigger), McConnell warned that if this majority weakens the filibuster for nominees, his Republican majority would end it for legislation.
"There is not a doubt in my mind that if the majority breaks the rules of the Senate to change the rules of the Senate with regard to nominations, the next majority will do it for everything. ... I wouldn't be able to argue, a year and a half from now if I were the majority leader, to my colleagues that we shouldn't enact our legislative agenda with a simple 51 votes, having seen what the previous majority just did. I mean there would be no rational basis for that."
Reid was asked if he was worried about a future GOP majority ending the filibuster for legislation or Supreme Court nominees, as Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) threatened on Thursday.
"Let them do it," Reid said. "Why in the world would we care?"
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) brushed off Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) threats earlier this year to eliminate the filibuster entirely if and when he comes to power, should Democrats invoke the nuclear option.
"Let him do it," Reid told reporters in response to a question from TPM at a press conference after Democrats took the historic step Thursday to end filibusters for executive and non-Supreme Court judicial nominees.
Earlier in June, the when Democrats threatened to go nuclear (but never pulled the trigger), McConnell warned that if this majority weakens the filibuster for nominees, his Republican majority would end it for legislation.
"There is not a doubt in my mind that if the majority breaks the rules of the Senate to change the rules of the Senate with regard to nominations, the next majority will do it for everything. ... I wouldn't be able to argue, a year and a half from now if I were the majority leader, to my colleagues that we shouldn't enact our legislative agenda with a simple 51 votes, having seen what the previous majority just did. I mean there would be no rational basis for that."
Reid was asked if he was worried about a future GOP majority ending the filibuster for legislation or Supreme Court nominees, as Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) threatened on Thursday.
"Let them do it," Reid said. "Why in the world would we care?"
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reid-if-mcconnell-wants-to-ends-the-filibuster-let-him-do-it
McConnell: For going nuclear before he was against it
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024070468
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Reid: If McConnell Wants To Kill The Filibuster, 'Let Him Do It' (Original Post)
ProSense
Nov 2013
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Reid should then announce that based on McConnel's stated wishes, he's removing legislative filibust
Pretzel_Warrior
Nov 2013
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Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)1. Reid should then announce that based on McConnel's stated wishes, he's removing legislative filibust
The GOP are all ratfuckers at this point. nihilistic, people-hating, corporation-fellating scumbags.
lostincalifornia
(3,639 posts)2. But what do you really feel about the gop
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)3. FYI
You forgot 'gutless shitsucking cretins'.