The anti-Trump “resistance”
Democrats have gone into full resistance mode, with Democratic Senators boycotting confirmation hearings to prevent a vote on President Trump’s candidates. (Republicans suspended the rules and...
View ArticleShutting down the government over the Wall & Planned Parenthood
Senate Democrats say they will shut down the government by filibustering any spending bills that include building a wall along the Mexican border or that defund Planned Parenthood. The government runs...
View ArticleDemocrats will filibuster Gorsuch
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says that Democrats will filibuster the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Republicans have said that if this happens, they will launch “the...
View ArticleDems force “nuclear option” and Gorsuch is confirmed
The Democrats invoked their filibuster privilege to block the vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. So the Republicans used the so-called “nuclear option.” They changed the rules to...
View ArticleThe Senate’s health care bill
Senate Republicans released their proposed health care bill, which, if it passes, must be reconciled to the bill passed by the House of Representatives. Go here for a helpful comparison of the Senate...
View ArticleUsing the legislative process for a Health Care Bill
Though the Republican Health Care Bill, as formulated by the Senate leadership, lacks the vote to pass, a new and possibly more productive strategy is underway. Instead of withdrawing the bill, with...
View ArticleShould We Bring Back Earmarks to Make Congress Effective?
Our nation’s legislative branch is stalemated on issue after issue, from the complexities of immigration reform to the housekeeping details of keeping the government from shutting down. Lawmakers have...
View ArticleElection Day
Today is the midterm election. All members of the House of Representatives, whose term is only two years, are up for election. Also one-third of the Senate. An untold number of state and local...
View ArticleThe Democrats’ Impeachment Problems
Democrats are realizing that if impeachment goes to a Senate trial, they will face the possibility of a train wreck. The Republicans will control the process and will call embarrassing witnesses; the...
View ArticleHow Court Packing Could End Constitutional Government
If the Senate gets into the habit of packing the Supreme Court, our Constitutional government--with its three independent branches that check and balance each other--would cease to exist.
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