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31. He's only doing this to shut whiny Luna up

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:40 PM

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and kick the can back to Thune.

Reconciliation is not a House Rule but a Senate Rule, so Johnson is irrelevant and he and the House have to adapt their legislation to pass muster in the Senate or the Senate will do it themselves, and strip stuff out of the House version.

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Speaker Johnson says House will pass Trump's voter ID bill through arduous process after GOP revolt [View all] BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP

Archive link: littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #1

by the time they pass this it will be too late get the documents rampartd 16 hrs ago #2

It'll have to get 60 votes in the Senate first. sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #6

maybe. rampartd 16 hrs ago #7

It will never get 60 votes in the Senate. ananda 16 hrs ago #9

They're going to do it via reconciliation... regnaD kciN 15 hrs ago #13

I thought reconciliation was for budgets. ananda 15 hrs ago #14

The GQP will stoop as low as necessary to retain power groundloop 13 hrs ago #27

It is. wnylib 12 hrs ago #28

That is my understanding too Nictuku 12 hrs ago #29

this can't go to reconciliation. that's already been floated but it doesn't apply here. nt Javaman 14 hrs ago #16

SAVE was already ruled out for reconciliation a month ago by the Parliamentarian BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #17

Trump has been telling them to ignore the Parliamentarian. hedda_foil 14 hrs ago #18

And Thune knows what will happen if they kill the filibuster - and they don't have enough votes to do that anyway BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #20

a wandering bullet dave99 11 hrs ago #33

he won't live that long nt orleans 10 hrs ago #36

Can Republicans count on their new best bud Fetterman to help them out? Bengus81 14 hrs ago #19

100% sure about that bluestarone 13 hrs ago #26

If they can't do it before the midterms, it will never happen. Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #11

No it won't Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #37

Not if they get it it on a budget bill Miguelito Loveless 13 hrs ago #21

It was already ruled as a violation of the Byrd Rule last month BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #23

Agreed, but Miguelito Loveless 13 min ago #46

Can't be included in reconcilliation. Violates the rules. Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #38

Rules seem to be optional Miguelito Loveless 14 min ago #45

Not if he can get it in a budget reconciliation process karynnj 13 hrs ago #22

It was already smacked down by the Parliamentarian last month BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #24

Yes it was. I should have said that. karynnj 13 hrs ago #25

He's only doing this to shut whiny Luna up BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #31

The fucking media isn't even talking about anything but the photo ID. They are normalizing this shit. Karasu 16 hrs ago #8

When you video on Media bosses, they say nothing dave99 11 hrs ago #35

Remember when the House was created to express the will of their constituents and not that of party or president? sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #3

Such an exercise in futility Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #4

I hate these monsters UpInArms 16 hrs ago #5

What a Ridiculous Waste of Time Trumpdumper 16 hrs ago #10

How is it possible to pass this in the house when there are so many rogue Republican legislators. Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #12

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

Speaker Johnson can't hold his own member without dribbling down his leg Xipe Totec 12 hrs ago #30

He looks like an unpopular school kid trying to be popular. But only has a few sycophants . C Moon 9 hrs ago #39

He's bluffing. He has nothing. Martin68 11 hrs ago #32

if 6 Republican Senators drop dead and 19 Republican Representatives ? dave99 11 hrs ago #34

Mikey J: "We'll come back, gather everybody together...." area51 9 hrs ago #40

He claims he's their protector Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 8 hrs ago #41

Not a budget item so cannot use reconciliation process. And the Senate won't do it. Ford_Prefect 7 hrs ago #42

Johnson is just putting on a show for fans BaronChocula 5 hrs ago #43

Will Johnson ever face Justice? purr-rat beauty 48 min ago #44