[WatchOutForSnakes]

Well actually aren’t there 3 branchs of government? Legislative, Executive and Judicial? We control 1/2 of the legislative branch, or, 1/2 of 1/3 of the government. What am I missing?

[FreeReign]

Well actually aren’t there 3 branchs of government? Legislative, Executive and Judicial? We control 1/2 of the legislative branch, or, 1/2 of 1/3 of the government. What am I missing?

Yikes. Yup.

So why does Boehner bring up the Judicial Branch? Isn't that irrelevant when it comes to passing a budget?

Isn't it more accurate to describe the Republican control of the budget process as being ~1/3?