Pathetic New Low: Sen. Mitch McConnell Filibusters His Own Bill

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Sen. Mitch McConnell Filibusters His Own Bill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced legislation to raise the debt ceiling on Thursday, apparently with the intent of showing that even Democrats would not support such a bill.

However, McConnell’s plan backfired after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called for a vote on the legislation, which would have given the president the authority to raise the federal debt ceiling on his own. The top Senate Republican was forced to filibuster his own bill.

“What we have here is a case of Republicans here in the Senate once again not taking ‘yes’ for an answer,” Reid said, after McConnell announced his filibuster. “This morning the Republican leader asked consent to have a vote on this proposal, just now I told everyone we were willing to have that vote — up or down vote. Now the Republican leader objects to his own idea. So I guess we have a filibuster of his own bill, so I object.”

Apparently aware the incident would bring media attention, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) expressed astonishment at McConnell’s legislative antics.

“What just transpired deserves a word,” he remarked. “Sen. McConnell came to the floor this morning and offered a change in law that would help us avoid the kind of obstruction and the kind of show downs we’ve had in the past over the debt ceiling.”

Durbin explained “to those who don’t follow the Senate” that by calling for the legislation to be passed by a 60-vote majority, McConnell had filibustered the bill. He said this was probably the first time in history that a senator had filibuster his own proposal.

Reid and other Democrats have called for the Senate’s filibuster rules to be reformed, claiming that Republicans have abused the parliamentary procedure and obstructed lawmaking.

Any partisans left here that still think the Senate doesn't need filibuster reform?

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Words just completely escape me on this... And yet some will still deny....

 

[michal1980]

and yet, the dem's wont allow a vote on obama's tax raise.

 

[First]

and yet, the dem's wont allow a vote on obama's tax raise.

lol troll.

 

[Incorruptible]

Why would that pos even bring up the bill? No raises to the debt ceiling, Cut spending instead

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Why would that pos even bring up the bill? No raises to the debt ceiling, Cut spending instead

Do you even know the meaning of a debt ceiling increase?

 

[Incorruptible]

Do you even know the meaning of a debt ceiling increase?

Yes I do but it shouldn't be increased, We have a serious spending problem and everyone is trying to ignore that and focus on other issues to distract, the spending needs to be cut with real cuts

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Yes I do but it shouldn't be increased, We have a serious spending problem and everyone is trying to ignore that and focus on other issues to distract, the spending needs to be cut with real cuts

So do you understand what happens if they don't increase it?

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Wow, that's so childish.

 

[Darwin333]

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Any partisans left here that still think the Senate doesn't need filibuster reform?

LMFAO!!!!!

That is a new and very pathetic low.

 

[Darwin333]

Yes I do but it shouldn't be increased, We have a serious spending problem and everyone is trying to ignore that and focus on other issues to distract, the spending needs to be cut with real cuts

Where would you cut the over trillion bucks from? Specifics please.

Also, do you understand how GDP is computed? How would you handle the upcoming deep recession right after getting out of one (arguably we never left but that is semantics)?

 

[sactoking]

From the title I had guessed that an amendment got attached that he didn't like. Reality proved to be much more petty.

 

[Darwin333]

and yet, the dem's wont allow a vote on obama's tax raise.

Is the asshole that wrote the bill the same asshole to filibuster it? If not, they are not equal.

 

[nehalem256]

Is it possible for for the senate to remove a senator for reason of mental instability?

 

[Phokus]

How old is McConnel? In his 60's? 70's? It's amazing the GOP is full of grown old ass men who are basically children.

 

[Phokus]

Is it possible for for the senate to remove a senator for reason of mental instability?

You'd have to get rid of the entire gop though :awe:

 

[Phokus]

Looks like i have to update my sig about idiots pretending democrats and republicans are equally bad again.

 

[Moonbeam]

Yes I do but it shouldn't be increased, We have a serious spending problem and everyone is trying to ignore that and focus on other issues to distract, the spending needs to be cut with real cuts

I am going to vote for this legislation but when it comes time to pay for it I am going to vote no. You are the same kind of moron.

 

[LegendKiller]

Yes I do but it shouldn't be increased, We have a serious spending problem and everyone is trying to ignore that and focus on other issues to distract, the spending needs to be cut with real cuts

This is exactly why the Teabaggers and libertopians will always garner <10% of the vote. There's only a small % of the population that are this stupid.

 

[Ausm]

How old is McConnel? In his 60's? 70's? It's amazing the GOP is full of grown old ass men who are basically children.

He looks like he is 90, that's what happens when you Filibuster 370 times ever since the Black dude got in office.

 

[nehalem256]

Waits for him to say

"I actually proposed the legislation, before I voted against it"

 

[the DRIZZLE]

Did the Dems actually have the votes for Obama's budget? I'm not sure what McConnell was afraid of.

 

[Jhhnn]

Poor Mitch. When he threw the shit in the fan, he thought it was blowing the other way.

I'm pretty sure this will cement his place in the history books...

 

[Jhhnn]

Did the Dems actually have the votes for Obama's budget? I'm not sure what McConnell was afraid of.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to strut about in faux outrage over the debt ceiling, hold the govt of the people hostage to the whims of the minority, again.

 

[Incorruptible]

Where would you cut the over trillion bucks from? Specifics please.

Also, do you understand how GDP is computed? How would you handle the upcoming deep recession right after getting out of one (arguably we never left but that is semantics)?

Military and welfare/entitlements are the main spending areas and these need to becut

Bring all troops home and shut down bases overseas
Cut ALL foreign aid
Cut department of education, interior, commerce, energy and HUD
Phase out SS
Welfare/Medicare/Medicaid/obamacare
50% Cut to all politicians salaries
Cut the bureaucrats and serious wage cuts