The Brink of the Unthinkable...The Senate has started down a path America has never taken:

[workinclasszero]

The Brink of the Unthinkable
The Senate has started down a path America has never taken: dismantling the social safety net.
By Jamelle Bouie JULY 27, 2017

On Tuesday, the Senate—with the late, dramatic arrival of Sen. John McCain, who cast a deciding vote—opened the floor to Obamacare repeal. A procedural vote, it was the remarkable capstone of an unprecedented effort to pass major legislation without hearings, independent testimony, or public input.

What makes it potentially history-making, and not just noteworthy, is that it also marks a milestone for our country: the beginning of what is, thus far, one of the most aggressive attempts at revoking a broad guarantee of the American welfare state. A door that, once opened, may prove difficult to close.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/07/obamacare-repeal-is-the-first-step-in-scaling-back-entitlements.html

[BlueTexasMan]

1. Uh.. excuse me, but

Wasn't cannabis prohibition rushed through 'ways and means' so no debate was possible? I think I remember that from Jack Herrer's " The Emperor Wears No Clothes".

[WinkyDink]

2. IDK, but if you think that example is an equivalent, well, words do not suffice.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. What, they can't both be terrible?

Cannabis prohibition has been a multi-decade clusterfuck, a billion dollar boondoggle, and a full-fledged assault both on the 4th amendment and the right of free people to make their own god-damn decisions about what do with their own fucking minds and bodies.

I don't want granny to lose her health coverage OR get sent to prison for 10 years just because she has a pot plant in her basement to help with her arthritis.

That too much to ask?

[pansypoo53219]

4. UM. THIS STARTED IN 1980 w/ WELFARE QUEENS!!!!!

for pete's sake. get a clue.