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John McCain completely fucked the GOP and Trump. 180^180
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Date: July 29th, 2017 1:07 AM Author: appetizing underhanded police squad keepsake machete https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/6q1snh/us_senate_healthcare_repeal_bill_fails/dku2gyq/?sh=0243f1ca&st=J5O0AJUD
"I'm not sure if it's really being appreciated just how comprehensively the Republicans were just fucked over.
See, the Republicans have been trying to pass these godawful healthcare bills through a process called budget reconciliation, which, among other things, protects the bill from being filibustered in the Senate and only requires a simple majority of 50 votes (rather than 60, which the Republicans don't have).
The thing is, the Senate can only consider one budget reconciliation bill per topic per year. Of course, if the bill dies in committee and never comes to an official vote, it doesn't count- which is why they've been able to keep hammering away at the issue.
This bill, though, was allowed to come to the Senate floor, because the Republicans thought they'd secured the votes. Collins, Murkowski and the Democrats would vote no, everyone else would vote yes, and Pence would break the tie. And then McCain completely fucked them. And it was almost certainly a calculated move; he voted to allow the bill to come to the floor. Had McCain allowed it to die in committee, McConnell could have come back with yet another repeal bill; but he let it come to a vote, and now they can't consider another budget reconciliation bill for the rest of the fiscal year. The Senate needs 60 votes to pass any kind of healthcare reform now.
So now they're caught between a rock and a hard place. Either they concede defeat on the issue and try again later (causing a big, unpopular stink that could damage elections if they try it before the midterms, or risking losing the slim majority they already have if they wait) or they actually sit down with the democrats like adults and write a halfway decent healthcare bill. This is amazing." |
Date: July 29th, 2017 1:09 AM Author: appetizing underhanded police squad keepsake machete so while everyone lost their mind at McCain's vote the other day to proceed, in reality he was honeydicking the GOP on healthcare and ensuring that a vote on ACA repeal will need 60 votes as opposed to the 50 votes they needed via the "budget reconciliation bill" method
THIS is what 8D chess really looks like |
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Date: July 29th, 2017 1:10 AM Author: gay electric athletic conference office This move gave Trump the cover he needed to declare war on the cucks and go all Bannon, so I'm ok with it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#33878433) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 7:56 PM Author: coiffed circlehead the master analyst strikes again (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34272290) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 8:27 PM Author: hideous den pocket flask (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34272525) |
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Date: July 29th, 2017 1:10 AM Author: lawman8
This move gave Trump the cover he needed to declare war on the cucks and go all Bannon, so I'm ok with it.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#33878433) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:03 PM Author: Big-titted orange abode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270417) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:04 PM Author: Aphrodisiac magical halford gay wizard its a good thing, keeping 90% of obamacare and calling it repeal is not repeal. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270429) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 8:09 PM Author: soggy travel guidebook (Rand Paul) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34272360) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:07 PM Author: obsidian location double fault lulzy that libs worship this POS now. what a world we live in (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270448) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:07 PM Author: Metal therapy selfie We're just repoasting retarded Reddit comments here now? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270449) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:10 PM Author: obsidian location double fault get ready for more of this if Rach lets more of these retards in (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270473) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:13 PM Author: Arousing principal's office *the past few halcyon days fade away* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270497) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:22 PM Author: Pea-brained mexican stage the OP is from july. someone bumped it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270559) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:17 PM Author: bat shit crazy maniacal institution Who the fuck is repoasting Reddit threads? Jesus Christ, have some goddamn self respect. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270519) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 4:19 PM Author: obsidian location double fault the *new* blood of xo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34270530) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 8:02 PM Author: Charismatic set pozpig posblood (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34272319) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 8:12 PM Author: Gaped silver state uh 80% of the shit on here is from r/thedonald (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34272386) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 8:03 PM Author: alcoholic idea he suggested toilet seat Lol no. Everyone knows you can’t take away entitlements once they’re in place. McCain saved the GOP and Trump by giving them cover for not repealing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34272328) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2017 7:54 AM Author: Metal therapy selfie (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34274945) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2017 8:11 PM Author: Gaped silver state -The thing is, the Senate can only consider one budget reconciliation bill per topic per year. Of course, if the bill dies in committee and never comes to an official vote, it doesn't count- which is why they've been able to keep hammering away at the issue. so the floor "vote" from a few weeks ago didn't count? |
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Date: September 23rd, 2017 7:57 AM Author: Metal therapy selfie The senate writes its own procedural rules and can do whatever the fuck they want (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3687676&forum_id=2#34274950) |