What it means now that the Senate has 'Gone Nuclear'

[FakeNews]

On Thursday, Senate Republicans blew up the chamber's time-honored filibuster to get Neil Gorsuch onto the Supreme Court, leaving members of both parties embittered.

"Each side escalates. The base on each side of the aisle demands more," Republican Sen. Bob Corker tells Rolling Stone. "This is not a good moment, which is a huge understatement, for our nation."

While Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to never change the filibuster on everyday legislation, like Obamacare or even tax reform, other lawmakers doubt his sincerity and resolve, since many conservatives argue that Senate rules have stalled the legislative agenda of House Republicans.

"I don't think there's any question that the next time there's a big legislative issue, and one side of the aisle thinks it's the most important thing in the world to them, at that moment there will be a movement towards [getting rid of the filibuster] on the legislative side," says Corker. "I know there are members that have already discussed that."

http://www.rollingstone.com/politic...-now-that-the-senate-has-gone-nuclear-w475423

 

[KingOrfeo]

What it means now that the Senate has 'Gone Nuclear'

Something like this.

 

[sr71plt]

I think it means that the Republicans damn well have to make sure they don't lose the majority in the Senate any decade soon.

 

[lovecraft68]

I think it means that the Republicans damn well have to make sure they don't lose the majority in the Senate any decade soon.

decade? 2018 will be the end for them.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Last time I looked all you fools got is a new Hillary autobiography.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Clearly it means two years of wishful thinking and the unembarrassed predictions of a massive sea-change in Congress from the same people who spend most of last fall celebrating the symbolic and historical ascension of a woman to the most powerful office in the world.

 

[Rightguide]

It means McConnell has returned the Senate to the Constitution, that is back to the way it was for 128 years until 1917 when Rule 22 was established.

 

[sr71plt]

decade? 2018 will be the end for them.

I wouldn't bet on that. A lot of people said 2016 was the end for them. They are good about slithering in holes toward their goals. It's not like the electorate is all that bright. They kept talking about getting rid of the dead wood in the last election--and then voted it back in.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

It means the Dems are wall flowers thru 2018, at least.