Category Archives: Law
Nuclear Options Players
As expected, Mitch McConnell pulled the trigger and made Chuck Schumer’s filibuster glow in the dark. As for the boy in the husky pants who runs North Korea: he’s keeping his nuclear options open for now.
Democrat’s Self-Immolate Over Filibuster
Well, Chuck Schumer went with the filibuster. And that caused the Democrats to self-immolate when Mitch McConnell applied the nuclear option. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch rose from the ashes.
Here’s how they voted.
Now that the filibuster has been vaporized, Senate Democrats are defenseless against the Republican majority’s future high court whims. Which does make for a nice fund raising theme. Not to mention that Republicans will be in the same boat when the tide turns.
Sanctuary Cities Federal Funds
Attorney General Sessions says sanctuary cities are violating the law. So he plans to punish them by withholding federal funds.
They say that’s against the law.
Republican Majority
The last Republican majority in the House and Senate was during the Bush administration. They were better known for pork barrel earmarks than governing.
American Health Care Act Repeal and Replace
In a WSJ op-ed this morning, Speaker Paul Ryan calls he American Health Care Act “the boldest and most conservative health-care legislation to come before Congress in decades.” He plans to repeal and replace ObamaCare without “pulling the rug out” from under those who benefit from the new entitlement. President Trump is all in.
But House Freedom Caucus leaders say it’s not bold enough.
We’ll see. They vote today.
