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In response to "no Republicans are voting for anything Obama proposes as it is, so i don't know what the practical difference would be" by bugsy

The practical difference is that if the GOP controls Congress they can't be the party of "no"

Posted by TWuG Sep 15 '10, 15:05

anymore and will have to put forward legislation. If the party ids fractured between the Teabaggers at the far right and more moderate Republicans then they might be just as dysfunctional as the Dems in getting things moved to a vote.

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Right. Say a GOP Congress tries to pass immigration laws that don't go far enough for the tea party. Do those members block it? -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 15:10 3
- IIRC didn't bog standard Republicans do this just a few years ago? -- nm - Roger More Sep 15, 15:39
- in that specific hypo, i would think there could be enough Blue Dog Dems to offset any far-right votes they would lose - bugsy Sep 15, 15:15
- It gets passed. IF it gets to a vote. They'll control committees and it'll take just one Teabagger to hold - TWuG Sep 15, 15:13
the same party that's already nostalgiac for the 1995 government shutdown? - bugsy Sep 15, 15:10

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The practical difference is that if the GOP controls Congress they can't be the party of "no"

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