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In response to "I really wish the Dems would use their majority to raise the debt ceiling quickly. -- (edited)" by Inigo

This is all on Mitch the Bitch. -- (edited)

Posted by znufrii Sep 23 '21, 07:00

It’s the same game of chicken played over and over again. It’ll get passed at the last minute. Same as always.

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But they don't need him. They just don't want to only use their majority because: - Inigo Sep 23, 07:04 16
- You have to kill the filibuster first -- nm - ty97 Sep 23, 07:13 13
  - Not with this. It just needs a majority. -- (link) - Inigo Sep 23, 07:17 12
    - If they do it via a stand-alone process, Mitch filibusters the CR and shuts down the government. Check. -- nm - znufrii Sep 23, 07:25 11
      - I'm not sure what you mean here. They can pass the debt ceiling raise through reconciliation, and bypass the filibuster. - Inigo Sep 23, 07:33 5
        
        So they burn their reconciliation bill and Mitch wins. - znufrii Sep 23, 07:35 4
        
        So, they shut down the government, default on our debt, and Mitch still wins. - Inigo Sep 23, 07:42 3
        
        Regardless, nothing is going to happen until the last possible minute, so… -- nm - znufrii Sep 23, 07:59 2
        
        That's the whole point of this thread. - Inigo Sep 23, 08:09 1
        
        I just wish they would do it quickly. - Spawn Sep 23, 08:14
      - We should go back to making them actually stand there and filibuster the bill. Make them do the work instead of just saying it. - Krusty Sep 23, 07:28 4
        
        But that would cut into fundraising time and we can't have that! -- nm - spamlet Sep 23, 07:52 1
        
        I have a way to get rid of the need for that too! -- nm - Krusty Sep 23, 07:55
        
        I go back and forth on this. Luckily, it's not up to me. :-) (This article from the Brennan Center has me leaning toward abolish.) -- (link) - mara Sep 23, 07:48 1
        
        Saved to read when I get back from the post office. -- nm - Krusty Sep 23, 07:56
- He wants them to either burn their chance at a reconciliation bill, or get rid of the filibuster for him. - znufrii Sep 23, 07:12 1
  - But it's not going to ruin the country. The Dems can raise it without him, and he and other Republicans will point that out. - Inigo Sep 23, 07:27

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