"Of course, Jean Luc Picard would regularly learn foreign languages for his meetings with alien diplomats and dignitaries. (But I) didn't know that at the time, because I wouldn't meet him until much later." -RC
I'm sitting here thinking...I know these words, from a song or something? And then you had to say Mekong and holy cow we're talking about The Refreshments and I love you all.
Fudge, they're not on my ipod. I need to fix that when I get home.
Green Habit wrote:Trump's not really that wrong about this.
Isn't he, though?
If Dems would do it why didn't they do it after Scott Brown won Kennedy's seat and they had to pass that abortion of a bill to get the ACA through? Why not go to 51 and edit, revise, and who knows maybe even proofread, the bill first if they were so willing to end the filibuster.
GOP senators have said the right thing in the past about keeping the filibuster, I hope they don't change their minds.
"I want to see the whole picture--as nearly as I can. I don't want to put on the blinders of 'good and bad,' and limit my vision."-- In Dubious Battle
Green Habit wrote:Trump's not really that wrong about this.
Isn't he, though?
If Dems would do it why didn't they do it after Scott Brown won Kennedy's seat and they had to pass that abortion of a bill to get the ACA through? Why not go to 51 and edit, revise, and who knows maybe even proofread, the bill first if they were so willing to end the filibuster.
GOP senators have said the right thing in the past about keeping the filibuster, I hope they don't change their minds.
Having full control of the federal government doesn't happen that often, and when it does, you should make it count. The Constitution already has plenty of choke points against rapid change with a presidential system, a bicameral legislature, judicial review, and a very difficult amendment process. Artificially adding another choke point with the filibuster has never made sense to me.
