Reid My Lips: Harry Reid Focuses On July For The 'Nuclear Option'

[Tx4obama]

Harry Reid Focuses On July For The 'Nuclear Option'

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has told top advisers that he is prepared to take action if Senate Republicans block three upcoming nominations, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

Reid is reportedly focusing on the month of July to approach filibuster reform and possibly execute the "nuclear option," which would change the Senate rules and no longer require 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.

“This would take away the right to filibuster on nominations,” a senior Senate Democratic aide told the Washington Post. “All executive branch and judicial nominations would be subject to majority votes. He would not do it on legislative items.”

A Senate Democratic aide confirmed the Post report to HuffPost and said that Reid met recently with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), a leader of the push to reform the filibuster, to lay out his thinking going forward.

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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/harry-reid-nuclear-option_n_3293865.html

[high density]

1. What a tease this guy is

I thought we were going to fix it in January... Now we'll fix it in July? Yeah, right.

[msongs]

2. yeah right. how does he keep his position as majority leader? nt

[Autumn]

3. I'm thinking in July he will lose focus

that's how he rolls.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. I will believe it when I see it.

[MannyGoldstein]

5. Read my lips: today's elected Democrats will never, ever, reform the filibuster

They love things as they are - they can triangulate with impunity, free of having to actually "govern", "lead", and "not fuck the 99%".

Never, ever.

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Yep, and blame it all on the mean old republicans...

To Harry- shut your pie hole, you cowering simp.

[davidpdx]

8. I agree with you

The Ds screwed Merkley's plan up at the beginning of the session (He's one of my senators, which makes it sting all the more that he lost that battle). The blue dogs and the institutionalized members believed it wasn't needed. They were wrong. People should remember who the 7 feckless Ds are that refused to back it.

[GoneFishin]

11. I hope your wrong. I think you're right. Fake left, go right. Plausible deniability all the way.

Yep. All they need to do is shrug their shoulders pathetically and say "the Republicans made me do it."

They still get to keep the money from the 1% and dodge accountability from the 99% through obfuscation. Perfect. Also note :

"He would not do it on legislative items.”

[MotherPetrie]

7. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure he will

[think4yourself]

9. May seems good enough to me.

Anybody but Harry. Seriously.

[Cha]

10. Go Harry. I'm in the minority here but I appreciate this

and hope it gets Done!

Good on Sen Jeff Merkley, too.

K&RRRRRRRRRRRRRRrr Tx!