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27. The GQP will stoop as low as necessary to retain power

Reply to ananda (Reply #14)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 07:37 PM

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And with our current right wing activist Supreme Court there's always the chance they'll get away with this nonsense.

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Speaker Johnson says House will pass Trump's voter ID bill through arduous process after GOP revolt [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Archive link: littlemissmartypants Sunday #1

by the time they pass this it will be too late get the documents rampartd Sunday #2

It'll have to get 60 votes in the Senate first. sinkingfeeling Sunday #6

maybe. rampartd Sunday #7

It will never get 60 votes in the Senate. ananda Sunday #9

They're going to do it via reconciliation... regnaD kciN Sunday #13

I thought reconciliation was for budgets. ananda Sunday #14

The GQP will stoop as low as necessary to retain power groundloop Sunday #27

It is. wnylib Sunday #28

That is my understanding too Nictuku Sunday #29

this can't go to reconciliation. that's already been floated but it doesn't apply here. nt Javaman Sunday #16

SAVE was already ruled out for reconciliation a month ago by the Parliamentarian BumRushDaShow Sunday #17

Trump has been telling them to ignore the Parliamentarian. hedda_foil Sunday #18

And Thune knows what will happen if they kill the filibuster - and they don't have enough votes to do that anyway BumRushDaShow Sunday #20

a wandering bullet dave99 Sunday #33

he won't live that long nt orleans Sunday #36

Can Republicans count on their new best bud Fetterman to help them out? Bengus81 Sunday #19

100% sure about that bluestarone Sunday #26

If they can't do it before the midterms, it will never happen. Baitball Blogger Sunday #11

No it won't Wiz Imp Sunday #37

Not if they get it it on a budget bill Miguelito Loveless Sunday #21

It was already ruled as a violation of the Byrd Rule last month BumRushDaShow Sunday #23

Agreed, but Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #46

He "ordered" that the Parliamentarian be overruled last year BumRushDaShow Yesterday #47

I hope you are right Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #48

Thune knows what we would pass absent the filibuster (we have the bills all teed up) BumRushDaShow Yesterday #50

Can't be included in reconcilliation. Violates the rules. Wiz Imp Sunday #38

Rules seem to be optional Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #45

Not if he can get it in a budget reconciliation process karynnj Sunday #22

It was already smacked down by the Parliamentarian last month BumRushDaShow Sunday #24

Yes it was. I should have said that. karynnj Sunday #25

He's only doing this to shut whiny Luna up BumRushDaShow Sunday #31

The fucking media isn't even talking about anything but the photo ID. They are normalizing this shit. Karasu Sunday #8

When you video on Media bosses, they say nothing dave99 Sunday #35

Remember when the House was created to express the will of their constituents and not that of party or president? sinkingfeeling Sunday #3

Such an exercise in futility Fiendish Thingy Sunday #4

I hate these monsters UpInArms Sunday #5

What a Ridiculous Waste of Time Trumpdumper Sunday #10

How is it possible to pass this in the house when there are so many rogue Republican legislators. Baitball Blogger Sunday #12

And what does voter id have to do with the budget? Sneederbunk Sunday #15

Republicans couldn't give less of a shit about that part. Karasu 21 hrs ago #52

Speaker Johnson can't hold his own member without dribbling down his leg Xipe Totec Sunday #30

He looks like an unpopular school kid trying to be popular. But only has a few sycophants . C Moon Sunday #39

He's bluffing. He has nothing. Martin68 Sunday #32

if 6 Republican Senators drop dead and 19 Republican Representatives ? dave99 Sunday #34

Mikey J: "We'll come back, gather everybody together...." area51 Sunday #40

He claims he's their protector Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #41

Not a budget item so cannot use reconciliation process. And the Senate won't do it. Ford_Prefect Yesterday #42

Johnson is just putting on a show for fans BaronChocula Yesterday #43

Will Johnson ever face Justice? purr-rat beauty Yesterday #44

He promises it will happen this time, though. Again. Torchlight Yesterday #49

What on Dog's green earth... ultralite001 22 hrs ago #51