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Back to the Future

I am the most wishful thinker I know right now to be sure.

» Posted By SanityNow On January 20, 2010 @ 1:09 pm

Those so-called Dems are not, as you know, true Democrats. They are going whichever the way the wind is blowing and following there anger. Plus Scott Brown is SOOO much better looking than Martha. Those “Dems” are deep.

» Posted By SanityNow On January 20, 2010 @ 1:08 pm

you think maybe he is taking SueInCa’s advice below? Part of me hopes so.

Another part thinks that the current state of the HCR, given that it is nearly 100% compromised from the ideal, should be tabled and the process started over using reconciliation. We’ll see but I think you are right Ad. It is dead in its current form.

I do think that Obama has the balls to continue the fight for this through different means. Bolder, less compromising. The current HCR was crippled by the unified, malicious opposition of the Republicans and so-called blue dogs. It never had a chance. At least now, the complete myth of the 60 vote majority is dead. It will be clear, if it isn’t already, who is obstructing our business.

Time to drop the Senatorial Nuke and restore majority rules to our democracy?

» Posted By SanityNow On January 20, 2010 @ 1:01 pm

I couldn’t agree more. Personally, I think the filibuster has outlived any use it may have had since its inception in 1837. We now have 308 million people in this country and our business is more dire with every passing year. Delaying business may have had less impact when our population was only 17 million back then but now it is simply dangerous to use this tactic especially when the clear majority are being denied the administrative philosophy of government they want by an overtly hostile minority.

One or two more Supreme Court appointees and I say prove that filibusters are unconstitutional and damage our country’s well being. In fact, it is seditious.

» Posted By SanityNow On January 20, 2010 @ 11:43 am

I think it is a great idea and would satisfy my current acerbity and desire to see the fauxgressives and baggers howl.

» Posted By SanityNow On January 20, 2010 @ 11:31 am

it may have been just me, but Coakley sure looked and sounded releived to have lost. A main reason for her terrible campaign might be simply that she didn’t want the job. She certainly showed no flair for professional politicking.

» Posted By SanityNow On January 20, 2010 @ 11:23 am

lets also not forget that Boosh accomplished his list in two full terms while President Obama accomplished the list above in only 12 months…just sayin’

» Posted By SanityNow On January 20, 2010 @ 11:17 am

I don’t think the Senate will push that big red button. The filibuster, while certainly prone to abuse and itself the question of constitutionality at times, will still be needed in the future for the protection of the minority from the majority. We don’t want to create unintended and intractable consequences for future generations. Not to mention that the Senate will be loathe to relinquish a power that they now possess just as the current President has so far shown that he will not concede powers taken by the previous President either by direct congressional consent or silent consent of the same body.

Reconciliation, while laborious, is the perfect solution to the opposite intention of the filibuster, protecting the majority from the minority versus protecting the minority from the majority. Under current Senate rules, a unified minority of 40 senators can thwart the will of the majority, which is exactly what we have now. Reconciliation requires no bi-partisanship and since none exists, this will not be an impediment.

The Constitution only requires the Senate to achieve a super majority when confirming treaties, expelling members, or amending the Constitution. The Senate can makes its own rules for anything else. Let our 59 Senators use cloture and reconciliation and keep the filibuster rules for later generations. Simply because the malicious minority of today is abusing it at the detriment of the entire country and our lawfully elected President does not mean we need to throw out what could be the only protection a peaceful minority has against a malicious majority. And I think I agree with KQuark in that the Nuclear Option, as far as I can see, has no documented precedent while reconciliation has been used successfully on anything pertaining to budget matters since 1974. Lawyers love precedent. But I would also doubt that the Republicans would bring the issue of constitutionality of the NO since the very same argument could be made about the filibuster. Neither the Nuclear Option or the Filibuster rules are constitutionally iron clad in my opinion.

Time to get tough with the malicious minority for the good of the majority and get some democracy back in democracy.

» Posted By SanityNow On January 20, 2010 @ 9:05 am

2010 – A Planet Odyssey

AdLib,
Don’t know if you recall or not by it is I, Sanity. I was trying to find out what happened to you guys and discovered that you created this site. Well done. I am tiring of the HuffPo at the moment simply because of all the quick and empty digression that the trolls instigate. I am just familiarizing myself now with the Planet and will dive in shortly. I have recommended to my lovely wife, who happens to be a nice wordsmith, to join. Maybe she’ll be your 200th.

Again, well done to you all on this endeavor and Happy New Decade.

Sanity

» Posted By SanityNow On December 31, 2009 @ 6:45 pm