You mean like the marine corps?True, put me in the Space Corps camp. Makes it less militaristic and goes along with the Peace Corps and Americorps.
You know what, that gives me an idea. Let's just call them Space Marines
You mean like the marine corps?True, put me in the Space Corps camp. Makes it less militaristic and goes along with the Peace Corps and Americorps.
I mean essentially what he's going to do is roll the US back to status quo (and have a normal response to COVID). It's not incredible but compared to the dumpster fire you all just went through for 4 years status quo will be wonderful. Beggars can't be choosers.
The Space Marine Corps
I mean essentially what he's going to do is roll the US back to status quo (and have a normal response to COVID). It's not incredible but compared to the dumpster fire you all just went through for 4 years status quo will be wonderful. Beggars can't be choosers.
Good for you. I was for Biden and I know a lot of younger progressives were Burnie or Warren. At the point where America was, I would have voted for a camel.There was a lot of shit slinging during the primaries. I heard lots of talk of Biden basically being a repub and accomplishing nothing good cause he's more moderate. I assume most of this was because people really wanted Bernie to take the nomination instead.
I wasn't particularly excited by the Biden nomination (was always far, far better than trump tho ofc) , but listening to him over the last few months has definitely brought me around more and I'm optimistic to see some good change come through these next 4 years.
I suspect the camel would've been less racist.Good for you. I was for Biden and I know a lot of younger progressives were Burnie or Warren. At the point where America was, I would have voted for a camel.
"Both sides" nonsense. Biden is not Trump, and we can all be very happy about that.ppl saying that biden would be the same as trump had to be joking
Meh. The lack of mention of it means it is pretty much dead imo.Great stuff in here.
As far as student debt cancellation, he doesn't have an Secretary of Education yet so he can't really cancel the debt through EO. It does seem fairly clear that he can do it through EO but rather have Congress do it.
Meh. The lack of mention of it means it is pretty much dead imo.
Doom and gloom is what many only look forward to.
During the primaries it 100% was.
Granted, Dems barely control congress. Like by the tiniest of margins. Guaranteed a shitload of stuff gets filibustered in the Senate and drag it down as long as they can.He also doesn't have to because the Dems control Congress now. They can and likely will include some loan forgiveness in the stimulus bill they are going to pass.
During the primaries it 100% was.
The forum was sickening. Especially once mods came out and just flat out said that truth was secondary to the "cause" as with the Biden accusation.
He mentioned student debt like a few days ago. It's clear he wants to do debt forgiveness through legislation (paired with free tuition) and not through EO. EO forgiveness was really something that only gained headspace when people thought Republicans were going to control the senate and it was only floated by a few senators. That was never what Biden campaigned on and was never the ideal approach to tackle college education and student debt.Meh. The lack of mention of it means it is pretty much dead imo.
I feel like that is the same thing. That seems exactly like something that one of the moderates would object to because "the deficit".He mentioned student debt like a few days ago. It's clear he wants to do debt forgiveness through legislation (paired with free tuition) and not through EO. EO forgiveness was really something that only gained headspace when people thought Republicans were going to control the senate and it was only floated by a few senators. That was never what Biden campaigned on and was never the ideal approach to tackle college education and student debt.
Especially once mods came out and just flat out said that truth was secondary to the "cause" as with the Biden accusation.
This isn't 2009. The overton window has shifted. We have people like Manchin excitedly talking about $4 trillion infrastructure spending.I feel like that is the same thing. That seems exactly like something that one of the moderates would object to because "the deficit".
If no EO then it is not happening. Obama couldn't do it with 60 senators. Joe isn't going to get it done with 50.
He never quite had 60. He technically did after Franken was seated but one senator (Byrd) was hospitalized pretty much the entire time. Then Ted Kennedy died. Always hovering around 58/59.I feel like that is the same thing. That seems exactly like something that one of the moderates would object to because "the deficit".
If no EO then it is not happening. Obama couldn't do it with 60 senators. Joe isn't going to get it done with 50.
It was when people started to point out flaws in the story, which was quickly unraveling. Mods kept banning them and then doubled down on it.
Why? With payments on hold, isn't it just less of a priority in comparison to other economic/stimulus measures.
What? How?
Granted, Dems barely control congress. Like by the tiniest of margins. Guaranteed a shitload of stuff gets filibustered in the Senate and drag it down as long as they can.
If Manchin comes out for getting rid of the filibuster then we can talk.He never quite had 60. He technically did after Franken was seated but one senator (Byrd) was hospitalized pretty much the entire time.
If the Democrats are willing to nuke the filibuster, they can do it. Seems possible at the moment.
Yes.
No, he needs to pair it with free college tuition legislation, exactly what he campaigned on.
Dems are gonna take care of the filibuster. Schumer ain't having none of the GOP's nonsense.
If Manchin comes out for getting rid of the filibuster then we can talk.
However, he has stated that his position is to keep the filibuster so I am not holding my breath.
Even then I don't think he votes for significant loan forgiveness.
Biden just needs to do the EO.
Dems are gonna take care of the filibuster. Schumer ain't having none of the GOP's nonsense.
Yes. Pretty sure that private loans are always going to be perma-boned.
It would be cool if they could stream it.
Rule changes are a simple majority vote.How? Are they planning on doing that via establishing new precedents or something? Because my understanding was formally removing the cloture rule would take 2/3'rds of the senate.
How? Are they planning on doing that via establishing new precedents or something? Because my understanding was formally removing the cloture rule would take 2/3'rds of the senate.
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You don't even have to remove the filibuster. You can nerf it with a simple majority to the point of it being useless.?
"How would eliminating the filibuster actually work?
The most straightforward way to eliminate the filibuster would be to formally change the text of Senate Rule 22, the cloture rule that requires 60 votes to end debate on legislation. Here's the catch: Ending debate on a resolution to change the Senate's standing rules requires the support of two-thirds of the members present and voting. Absent a large, bipartisan Senate majority that favors curtailing the right to debate, a formal change in Rule 22 is extremely unlikely."
What is the Senate filibuster, and what would it take to eliminate it?
Molly Reynolds explains the history of the Senate filibuster and the possible, but politically unlikely, ways to reform or eliminate it.www.brookings.edu
Is this not a good source or something?
The Supreme Court has affirmed that rules changes in the Senate require only a majority vote. And while you can, in theory, filibuster a rules change, the presiding officer has the right to over rule the parliamentarian at will and, in a vote to kill the filibuster, would have no reason not to since the filibuster is the parliamentary rule prohibiting the vote on killing it. You don't just do that all the time because you might as well be killing the filibuster the first time you use it for that purpose.?
"How would eliminating the filibuster actually work?
The most straightforward way to eliminate the filibuster would be to formally change the text of Senate Rule 22, the cloture rule that requires 60 votes to end debate on legislation. Here's the catch: Ending debate on a resolution to change the Senate's standing rules requires the support of two-thirds of the members present and voting. Absent a large, bipartisan Senate majority that favors curtailing the right to debate, a formal change in Rule 22 is extremely unlikely."
What is the Senate filibuster, and what would it take to eliminate it?
Molly Reynolds explains the history of the Senate filibuster and the possible, but politically unlikely, ways to reform or eliminate it.www.brookings.edu
Is this not a good source or something?