Something that you need to understand is the super majority has ben around for many years.
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Ordinarily, if we were to talk about stolen elections in the US, some
might call us conspiracy theorists. But by their totalitarian abuse
of the anachronism of the filibuster, the Republican party has in
constructive fact stolen 9 senate seats, by unilaterally requiring a
majority of 60, not 51, to do anything in the Senate.
Stop The Filibuster Action Page:
http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1121.php
While multiple federal agencies become dysfunctional from loss of a
quorum, or strain from understaffing as of judges in our court
systems, Republicans refuse to confirm ANY nominee that they would
not have nominated themselves, presuming they had won the last two
presidential elections. Worse yet, they refuse to consider any
nominee whatsoever for agencies they wish they could abolish
outright.
This week Senator McConnell threatened that if anything is done to
rein in this outrageous dictatorship of the minority, they will go
nuclear on everything if they ever regain a simple Senate majority.
Simply stated, the Republicans have ALREADY gone nuclear on
everything by their wall to wall filibusters.
If the Democrats do not stand up for themselves, and for the people
that voted for them, why should anyone even bother to come out to
vote for them again? That of course is the strategy behind this
non-stop Republican temper tantrum, to dictate there can be no
government at all unless they are in power. When you do not stand up
to a bully you just get bullied more.
End the filibuster now.
Stop The Filibuster Action Page:
http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1121.php
And after you submit the action page, you might consider getting one
of our "Stop The Filibuster" caps, a dandy thing to wear when
visiting with your member of Congress or one of their staffers.
Stop The Filibuster caps:
http://www.peaceteam.net/stop_filibuster_cap.php
Nothing tires us more than the cowards who cower in fear that we need
to retain the filibuster as an anti-Democratic institution, just in
case Democrats even need to impose one in the future.
First, that's never going to happen. The closest the Democrats have
come to sticking to a real filibuster was over the Bolton nomination,
and even there, their position was that they WOULD allow an up or
down vote on him if only he would produce the writings they were
requesting from him. There must have been some really bad stuff in
there because he withdrew his nomination rather than produce the
documents.
Second, Republicans have missed no opportunity to play the bully when
in the majority themselves, except even more so. The same threat to
"go nuclear" being made by McConnell now is identical to the threat
that got a number of extreme right wings judges confirmed around the
same time, again without adequate production of their writings.
So we'll say it again. The filibuster must go. It must go now. And in
its entirety. Otherwise Congress will accomplish nothing that
constituents of Democrats want in the next four years, and lose seats
for that reason alone. In short, acting like timid, little scaredy
mice will only ensure a permanent mouse minority.
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Action Page: Filibuster Equals 9 Stolen Elections
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Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:42:49 -0800
rdinarily, if we were to talk about stolen elections in the US, some
ight call us conspiracy theorists. But by their totalitarian abuse
f the anachronism of the filibuster, the Republican party has in
onstructive fact stolen 9 senate seats, by unilaterally requiring a
ajority of 60, not 51, to do anything in the Senate.
Stop The Filibuster Action Page:
ttp://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1121.php
While multiple federal agencies become dysfunctional from loss of a
uorum, or strain from understaffing as of judges in our court
ystems, Republicans refuse to confirm ANY nominee that they would
ot have nominated themselves, presuming they had won the last two
residential elections. Worse yet, they refuse to consider any
ominee whatsoever for agencies they wish they could abolish
utright.
This week Senator McConnell threatened that if anything is done to
ein in this outrageous dictatorship of the minority, they will go
uclear on everything if they ever regain a simple Senate majority.
imply stated, the Republicans have ALREADY gone nuclear on
verything by their wall to wall filibusters.
If the Democrats do not stand up for themselves, and for the people
hat voted for them, why should anyone even bother to come out to
ote for them again? That of course is the strategy behind this
on-stop Republican temper tantrum, to dictate there can be no
overnment at all unless they are in power. When you do not stand up
o a bully you just get bullied more.
End the filibuster now.
Stop The Filibuster Action Page:
ttp://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1121.php
And after you submit the action page, you might consider getting one
f our "Stop The Filibuster" caps, a dandy thing to wear when
isiting with your member of Congress or one of their staffers.
Stop The Filibuster caps:
ttp://www.peaceteam.net/stop_filibuster_cap.php
Nothing tires us more than the cowards who cower in fear that we need
o retain the filibuster as an anti-Democratic institution, just in
ase Democrats even need to impose one in the future.
First, that's never going to happen. The closest the Democrats have
ome to sticking to a real filibuster was over the Bolton nomination,
nd even there, their position was that they WOULD allow an up or
own vote on him if only he would produce the writings they were
equesting from him. There must have been some really bad stuff in
here because he withdrew his nomination rather than produce the
ocuments.
Second, Republicans have missed no opportunity to play the bully when
n the majority themselves, except even more so. The same threat to
go nuclear" being made by McConnell now is identical to the threat
hat got a number of extreme right wings judges confirmed around the
ame time, again without adequate production of their writings.
So we'll say it again. The filibuster must go. It must go now. And in
ts entirety. Otherwise Congress will accomplish nothing that
onstituents of Democrats want in the next four years, and lose seats
or that reason alone. In short, acting like timid, little scaredy
ice will only ensure a permanent mouse minority.
You may forward this message to any friends who would find it
mportant.
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or federal income tax purposes.
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