[cpdiii]

They're tilting at windmills. SCOTUS won't touch this. Separation of powers. The Constitution gives the House & Senate the power to set thier own rules. If they don't like the rules, they can change them.

Just because we have seperation of powers does not mean one branch of goverment can act unconstitutionally. The Constitution says the Senate will "advise and concent." The concent is by a simple majority vote not a super majority.

Congress in the past has passed laws that were struck down as unconstitutional, and the legislature does not have the authority to conduct itself outside of constitutional law. The judicary does have the authority to interven in this case.

[Keith in Iowa]

The issue is the rules of the Senate. The constitution gives the Huose & Senate the power to set and enforce their own rules. Thus far in history, courts have not stepped into House or Senate rule squabbles. Perhaps this will be the first time.

[Lurker]

"Just because we have seperation of powers does not mean one branch of goverment can act unconstitutionally. "

You might want to think about that for a while....

Our Government has been acting Unconstitutionally for the last 60 years.

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