Posted on 11/21/2013 12:48:13 PM PST by Kaslin
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RUSH: Folks, I'm not gonna fall for it, and I don't want you to fall for it, either. This is one of the biggest attempted distractions. Don't get worked up over this today, it's not worth it. Dingy Harry's out there threatening to go do the nuclear option to end the filibuster as we know it. Don't be fooled for a minute about this. Nothing more than a desperate attempt by the Democrats to distract everybody away from Obamacare and the disaster. That's all it is. There's nothing even on the Senate docket, if you will, that will even relate to this right now. They're just trying to get the Republicans all bent out of shape and distracted about this.
I will allow myself to be distracted by this filibuster ploy for just one second, 'cause I just want to remind you that eight years ago, back in 2005 when the Democrats were in the minority in the Senate, Dingy Harry vehemently opposed changing the filibuster rules one iota. Now all of a sudden it's time to do this, and the Drive-Bys are falling for it. They've been all over this like it's the biggest news story of the day, and it isn't.
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RUSH: It's outrageous. There's no question. They did it. Dingy Harry went ahead and they just voted the nuclear option in the Senate. They just changed 250 years' worth of rules on advise and consent, and now Obama's gonna get every judge he wants. He's gonna get them. If they want to add seats to a court -- if they want to add five new liberal seats to the DC circuit, for example -- they can do it. There's no stopping 'em because the Republicans don't have to the votes.
"US Senate Stops Filibusters on Nominations."
That's the Reuters headline. They have managed to pass a rule ending the filibuster for judges. This is known as the "nuclear option," and basically what it means is they have erased the need for there ever to be 60 votes before going to a final vote on a judge. It's now 51 votes. "The Democratic-led US Senate, in a historic rule change, stripped Republicans on Thursday of their ability to block President Barack Obama's judicial and executive branch nominees.
"On a nearly party-line vote of 52-48, Democrats abruptly changed the Senate's balance of power by reducing from 60 to 51 the number of votes needed to end procedural roadblocks known as filibusters against presidential nominees..." Folks, this is part and parcel of why the Democrats are so hell-bent on winning the House in 2014. Winning the House would give them total, authoritarian, non-challengeable control over the US government.
Quite literally, there would be no way to stop them. None whatsoever. All of those years that the Republicans held the Senate, all we heard from a whining and crying Harry Reid and Dianne Feinstein was about protecting the rights of the minority. It's all we heard. The Republicans were a cruel majority that had no intention whatsoever of ever listening to the minority, which represented quite a large swath of the American people.
Now, of course, that's out the window. When the minority is Republicans, they don't even exist, and they're not due any respect, constitutional or otherwise, constitutional or human. So basically what this means with a president like Obama is there's no stopping him. He can nominate anybody for anything in the judiciary and for a presidential cabinet member, whatever. There's no way he can be stopped, because all it takes is 51 votes now and the Democrats have more than that. There's no way.
That's 250 years of Senate rules out the window, 'cause the Democrats have made it plain they're not interested in democracy. That really is what this means. They're not interested in democracy at all. They want total statist authoritarianism -- and, frankly, I'm being kind with that terminology. But I'm a little... Well, I'm not conflicted. What's the word? Mitch McConnell was just on TV acting surprised and outraged. Our guys always act surprised, and that's what I don't get.
Why do they not know who they're up against, after all of this time, why do they not come to grips with what they're up against and lay some groundwork for fighting it and opposing it in the public arena? They don't have the votes to win it in the Senate. Why not take the news to the American people and let them know what's going on? No, after the fact. They always act shocked and outraged, surprised that Harry Reid would conduct such a power grab.
Why are they surprised?
This is what I don't get.
The dichotomy, the dilemma for me is... This really is shortsighted, I'll admit. But there's a part of me that says, "You know, they deserve this happening to them, because they refuse to understand who it is they're up against. They refuse to understand the scope and the threat posed by their political enemies," and so they act surprised when this happened. I don't know how else to put it, 'cause I don't understand. I mean, I've heard all the explanations. "Well, Rush they're all together. It's all the establishment.
"The Republicans are afraid of opposing the Democrats 'cause they think the country loves the Democrats, blah, blah." Well, what about the Constitution, then? What about defending 250 years of Senate rules for the sake of that? What about defending it because the Constitution? What about trying to preserve the country? What, maybe you think people don't like you. I'm telling you, folks, it's bullies and PTSD all over again.
Our guys are Jonathan Martin and the Democrats are Richie Incognito, and the media is the commissioner. He doesn't care anything about it. Well, it's not he doesn't care. He's just gonna always side with the power structure. I don't know. See, there's a part of me that says, "Well, this is what you get when you behave in certain ways, when you're not gonna oppose 'em on anything, when you're not gonna push back, when you're not gonna fight back, when you're gonna join 'em in criticizing your own party like the Tea Party.
"When you're gonna join 'em and criticize conservatives, when you're gonna join them --and for what? To make them like you? Make the Democrats like you? Are you doing this so they won't be mean to you, so they'll be fair with you?" I just don't understand it, but it's done. (interruption) 
Now, Snerdley says that there's a provision in there -- and I haven't had a chance to look at this.
Is there really a provision in this that if the Republicans ever win the Senate that this is not the rule? (interruption) It was said on the floor by who? Who said this on the floor? (interruption) Some senator? You're kidding me. They said that the nuclear option, the 51 votes is only applicable if Democrats are the majority? So if there's a change after the election, this goes away? I haven't seen that. Well, I wouldn't be surprised.
I just haven't seen that. (interruption) It's a temporary solution. Oh, okay. Temporary. So it's only for now, for the Democrats to get their judges in office. It's just a temporary thing to deal with the roadblock. Is that what it is, just...? (interruption) Yeah, judges and cabinet secretaries and so forth. But the point is, folks, if a majority of the Senate can change the rules at any time, there aren't any rules. When you get down to brass tacks, that's what this means.
If they can change the rules any time they want, then there aren't any rules. It's just how aggressive the majority wants to be in getting their way, and the Republicans are content to lose -- thinking that there's valor in it, I'm convinced. They really think that there's honor in losing if they look good to the American people doing it. If they look fair, and if they look reasonable, they like it. It's how it appears to me from a distance. That's how it appears to me from afar.
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RUSH: East Alton, Illinois, outside St. Louis. Tony, hi. Great to have you on the program. Hello.
CALLER: Hi, Rush. Great to talk with you. I hope the American people will see the collapse of the advise and consent rule for what it is, a revolution. The whole spirit of the Constitution is to limit government power and the abuse of power. What this does is virtually make the judiciary a subcommittee of the Congress, and it opens the judiciary to all sorts of strange, perverted people, communists, you name it, who will now be able to gain access, who formerly would not gain the general approval of the Congress.
RUSH: Well, folks, that might sound a bit farfetched to you, but there's no stopping 'em. If they want to nominate avowed communists to be judges, there's no stopping 'em now. He's right. I mean, it's just whoever Obama wants to nominate.
CALLER: Thank you, Rush, very much.
RUSH: I mean, it's true, folks. There's no advise and consent. There is just consent. That's all it is now. Fifty-one votes, Democrats have it. So if Obama wants to nominate, oh, I don't know, Bashar Assad to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, there's no stopping him. I'm just trying to give you an illustration. I mean, the only thing stopping him maybe is some Democrats who didn't like that, but that's it. Whoever Obama wants. Anybody can be a judge now. Anybody can be in the Regime. Even if there isn't a need or a seat for them. They're trying to expand the DC district court. They're doing everything they can to get more judges on some of these courts so to always have a majority. If they want to make Bill Ayers a judge or Jeremiah Wright, there's no stopping it now.
Now, some of you might be saying, "Well, what was stopping 'em before?" Well, you needed 60 votes, and that meant that the Republicans could stop. The Democrats don't have 60. They needed minimum five, six Republican votes for any Obama nominee. Now they don't need any. They don't even need all the Democrats. Just need 51 of 'em. And 250 years of Senate rule has just been nuked. That's why they call it the nuclear option.
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BUMP!
someone should nuke the Democrats
This is basically the democrats doing what they can to get some victories under their belt in the face of absolute disaster...and of course to stick a shiv in while they can.
In a year and a half, Dingy Harry will be SCREAMING about how unfair this rule is and, what is worse, the MSM will be ever so sympathetic! The difference is that the MSM are always sympathetic towards the Democrats. This is the sea that the GOP must swim in and dictates much of their reaction. Regretfully this is our fact of life!
Because my buddy Barack's transformation of America isn't moving at the rate Mr. Soros, David Axlerod, Valerie Jarrett and his other handlers anticipated, we simply MUST pack the agencies and courts with more dedicated Marxists and libturds before BO's term is up. And although BO's agency heads will be removed should, allah forbid it, the pubbies take the WH in 2016, they will have had 3 years to bring in so many fellow libturds that a new administration will not be able to clean them all out.
But the courts – especially here in DC – are where the REAL action is! Dontcha just love that LIFETIME TENURE thing? We sure as hell do!
Oh...the finger?
Just my way of telling you Tea Party people that if you don't like it...suck on this!!
ROFLMAO!!!”
Most DISrespectfully, Harry “The Grinning Weasel” Reid
No. Obama can appoint judges to a vacant judicial slot, and needs only 51 votes in the Senate to confirm, but he can't create a new judicial position without legislation that has to pass the House.
What the democrats did today convinces may that they have decided they will lose the Senate in 2014. They realize that at that point the Obama presidency is over....unless they are able to pack the courts will far left loons between now and then, so Obama can rule by executive order for the final two years and have his kangaroo court judges rubber stamp it.
GOP should just shut it down.
Still need 60 votes for the other laws (so far, anyways!).
Demand cloture vote for every minor matter and don’t let anything go forward. No unanimous consents.
Let them all know publicly that the GOP will do this until this rule is reversed (to try to put it back on the Democrats). Stay united. Nothing gets done, except these appointments.
A majority of the Senate can change the Senate rules at any time (U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 5, clause 2). No Senate can bind a future Senate. So whatever this rule says, the Republicans can keep it or change it as they see fit once they get the Senate majority.
Exactly. Republicans aren’t filibustering judges.
2014 is coming up
I can’t wait ....
For the record -
One minute – Fox News Announcement
Senate Votes To Change Filibuster Rules In Place Since 1789 - Invoking So Called “Nuclear Option”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tfeqi_9wnE
3:26 Minutes
Obama Compilation OPPOSING Nuclear Option.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VUYb_K3yg
9:00 Minutes
Obama Statement On Senate Passing Nuclear Option.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD8onSGOYr4
3:53 Minutes
Best Of Harry Reid Opposing Nuclear Option. Harry Reid Compilation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-nZJ0flnQU
5:18 Minutes
Best Of Dick Durbin Opposing Nuclear Option. Dick Durbin Compilation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXd_KnI9ak
In a year and a half, Dingy Harry will be SCREAMING about how unfair this rule is and,
what is worse, the MSM will be ever so sympathetic!
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Yep it’s going to be interesting to see the responses when and if the GOP ever
gets control of the Senate again. The last change like this occurred in
1975 the number was reduced to 60 votes. Now a majority rules.
From one source I read:
The change would apply to most executive branch and judicial nominations, but not
to nominations to the Supreme Court and to legislation.
He'll do a Caligula and put a horse in the Senate.
Wait until you see who Obama and his minions pack our courts with. The leftist and racist judges. The only thing stopping them was the 60 votes needed when the Republicans objected to one of these radical candidates for our Federal judiciary
Obama said he wanted to transform the Judiciary? - That’s not what Jonah says exactly but the title suggests it. Jonah says that the Judicial branch is already so powerful it is like another branch of the government. (1:52 min)
2:34 Minutes
Jonah Goldberg
Goldberg: Making Judiciary ‘So Powerful’ as ‘Another Legislative Branch’ Led to Nuclear Option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BZjeJCHNeM
I would think this has made the 16 vulnerable Bolshies nervous, since, the need for their vote has been diminished.
From under the bus they should side with the Repubs to show they are, indeed, needed.
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