Reply #2: Unfortunately, Professor Obama is apparently going to have to bypass the media "filter" again [View All]

[Proud Liberal Dem]

and teach people how the Republicans are lying scum and that they are continuously lying about and misrepresenting how our democratic system- in this case Congress- actually works and that there is NOTHING illegal, unconstitutional, or even "radical" about using procedures such as reconciliation to pass certain types of legislation.
I hope he points out that there would be no need to consider something like reconciliation, which, once again, is NOT illegal, unconstitutional, and/or "radical", if the Republicans would just agree to hold a straight "up or down vote" on the legislation (like the ones THEY used to champion when they were in the majority) instead of simply preventing it from coming to the floor for a vote.

After all, if the legislation is really so "bad" and the Republicans are on the "right" side of the issue, then why should the Republicans worry so much about holding a good, honest vote on the legislation and let the chips fall where they may? :shrug: Of course, there really is no need to ask such a question as the answer is fairly obvious: they are simply full of s**t and they know that, if given a chance, HCR WILL pass and that once people can see the benefits thereof, there will be NO chance of repealing the legislation and passage of HCR will give the Democrats a HUGE victory and electoral "shot in the arm"