The right/conservatives keep barking that the Left is going to use the Nuclear Option - Not True. the Republicans threatened to use this tactic back a few years ago when they were trying to get Alito and others confirmed and the Dems were not cooperating. This is how it was supposed to work: A single Senator would raise a point of order regarding the filabuster and claim it is un-constitutional. By doing this, they could then vote on the point of order call with a simple majority (51 votes) once the GOP (who had majority but not a super majority) killed the Filibuster, then they would be able to get the confirmations done through a simple majority (51) votes instead of the required 60 votes. Basically - the GOP was going to break the Senate rules in order to change/break the Senate rules. Thus- Nuclear.
Currently, the Dems want to use Reconciliation, this is NOT nuclear, it is completely within the rules of the Senate. As a matter of fact, the GOP used it SEVERAL times while Bush was in office - resulting in tax cuts to the rich and other such nonsense!
Again I appeal to all your sensibilities: don't believe the lies the talking heads of the conservative wing-nuts spout off! They are trying to control you and let corporate interests prevail - not the peoples' !!
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