You can still propose amendments on a bill for reconciliation, the GOP has said it plans to 'unleash an endless stream of amendments designed to stall for time and to force Dems to take untenable votes.' and “If you bring a reconciliation bill to the Senate, it’s a free for all of amendments,” the GOP aide said, cautioning that this was only part of the overall strategy. “There is no way to limit the number of amendments that are voted on. You can’t close debate. Democrats will have to vote on every politically perilous amendment that you can possibly think of.”
So, apparently they'll just throw every amendment on the table from making fruit loops the national cereal to deporting ACORN members to making it illegal to wear a sports cap in the wrong place. Currently this is politically possible, since blatant stalling will probably meet public approval as opposed to normal. PErsonally I think an amendment calling for a 100-ft tall satue of count dracula next to the IRS headquarters would be a good choice, or maybe calling for funding of 600 billion sheets of paper necessary to print a copy of the bill for every last citizen. I'd bet the more absurd they go, the more the public will approve, and they probably could do it all the way till the election.
Anyway, that appears to be the game plan if reconciliation is tried, and the house has basically said they won't even consider passing the senate bill unaltered.
So, apparently they'll just throw every amendment on the table from making fruit loops the national cereal to deporting ACORN members to making it illegal to wear a sports cap in the wrong place. Currently this is politically possible, since blatant stalling will probably meet public approval as opposed to normal. PErsonally I think an amendment calling for a 100-ft tall satue of count dracula next to the IRS headquarters would be a good choice, or maybe calling for funding of 600 billion sheets of paper necessary to print a copy of the bill for every last citizen. I'd bet the more absurd they go, the more the public will approve, and they probably could do it all the way till the election.
Anyway, that appears to be the game plan if reconciliation is tried, and the house has basically said they won't even consider passing the senate bill unaltered.
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King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
Who watched President Carter's State of the Union address last night? If so, what did you think?
28/01/2010 04:34:59 PM
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He's as bad as listening to Bush, but for different reasons.
28/01/2010 04:55:07 PM
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I'm sick of him too, but worried about what Congressional Democrats might do.
28/01/2010 05:12:44 PM
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Cheer up, it's actually impossible now
29/01/2010 03:39:05 AM
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LOL! I would like to see a bill proposing a 100-ft. tall statue of Dracula next to the IRS.
29/01/2010 05:05:29 AM
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I watched it. It was a nice speech, but that hardly means anything. *NM*
28/01/2010 05:37:22 PM
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Somewhat off topic....but not....
28/01/2010 05:55:16 PM
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I don't regret voting Obama. McCain would have alienated the US even more.
28/01/2010 06:22:15 PM
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I do not.
28/01/2010 06:42:15 PM
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Well said. The world opinion is still grateful for all three points. *NM*
28/01/2010 08:17:59 PM
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I don't. I do prefer a democratic president/ republican congress or
28/01/2010 10:34:51 PM
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I tend to agree. I prefer a split as do many Americans I think which is why I keep warning everyone
29/01/2010 02:34:21 AM
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Nope. I don't regret it at all even though I have no plans to vote for him again.
29/01/2010 02:23:30 AM
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I watched it all.
28/01/2010 06:48:34 PM
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I couldn't watch either, despite the fact speeches seem to be all Obama does well.
28/01/2010 07:53:13 PM
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I didn't plan on watching it
29/01/2010 04:52:05 AM
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I think the problem is that Obama doesn't really have a lot of his own plans.
29/01/2010 05:03:33 AM
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