Familiarize Yourself With This Term: Reconcilation

[Clyde]

We're probably going to be hearing it a lot in the very near future.

[cch5432]

Did Joe Biden confess something to his priest?

[Clyde]

Did Joe Biden confess something to his priest?

 

Since this is both a religion forum and a political forum that's a fair question to ask.

 

However, you're on the wrong side of the "&" sign.

[cch5432]

Since this is both a religion forum and a political forum that's a fair question to ask.

 

However, you're on the wrong side of the "&" sign.

 

I know.

 

I assume you are referring to the left-wingers getting angry at the reconciliation from moderate Democrats to Republicans to make this health care reform bill be "bipartisan"?

[Clyde]

I know.

 

I assume you are referring to the left-wingers getting angry at the reconciliation from moderate Democrats to Republicans to make this health care reform bill be "bipartisan"?

 

No.

 

I'm referring to the tactic that the Democrats may use to get the healthcare reform passed.

[bballfamily]

I have been hearing this term on the talk shows I listen to for the last 3 or 4 weeks.

It is a tactic for passing budget bills and the talk show hosts claim it is not to be used for any other bills.

[westsider]

I have been hearing this term on the talk shows I listen to for the last 3 or 4 weeks.

It is a tactic for passing budget bills and the talk show hosts claim it is not to be used for any other bills.

Who would those talk show hosts be?

[Clyde]

Its going to be a challenge to get this strategy to apply.

 

However, I heard tonight that they are thinking of breaking the reform into separate bills. My guess is that one part of it will go through the reconciliation process.

[bballfamily]

Who would those talk show hosts be?

 

Rush and Hannity.

[Clyde]

I have been hearing this term on the talk shows I listen to for the last 3 or 4 weeks.

It is a tactic for passing budget bills and the talk show hosts claim it is not to be used for any other bills.

 

Its my understanding that this was originally designed to be used to pass deficit reduction bills. It seems to have gone astray from that original concept as we COULD see now and as we DID see about 4 years ago when Congress passed a tax cut that added to the deficit.

 

To complain now is partisan politics if you didn't complain when previously used.

[Clyde]

Exhibit A in partisan politics.

 

Recently:

 

"It does fundamental damage to the constitutional structure and the balance of power, where the Senate is a place of deliberation on matters of complexity," said Judd Gregg, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee.

 

2005 after using this tactic to pass legislation to allow drilling in Alaska:

 

"Reconciliation is a rule of the Senate (that) has been used before for purposes exactly like this on numerous occasions," Gregg said on the floor in March 2005. "Is there something wrong with majority rules? I don't think so. ... The point, of course, is this: If you have 51 votes for your position, you win."

 

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/article989601.ece

 

Of course he does rationalize the above away.

 

 

I'm positive there are similar quotes by the Ds however when googling "reconciliation congress" this came up near the top.

[westsider]

Rush and Hannity.

Figured as much ...

[75center]

Its my understanding that this was originally designed to be used to pass deficit reduction bills. It seems to have gone astray from that original concept as we COULD see now and as we DID see about 4 years ago when Congress passed a tax cut that added to the deficit.

 

To complain now is partisan politics if you didn't complain when previously used.

 

To allow it now if you complained when previously used is partisan politics. Nothing new here.

[stickymitts]

Reconciliation prevents a filibuster, correct?

[Hearsay]

Where is Robert Byrd when you need him.