Republicans refuse to allow Consumer Protection Bureau

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Originally Posted by hi_im_god

there are too many red states that elected democrats in 2006. most of those seats are going to flip back. do you really want to get rid of the filibuster with mitch mcconnell deciding what legislation gets a floor vote?

Mitch McConnell is deciding right now what legislation gets to a floor vote. That's the problem. The minority, McConnell, is refusing to allow a vote on Cordray to come to the floor. They passed a law, they created this bureau, and McConnell is refusing to even allow a vote on the proposed head. Until the law is undone to his satisfaction. It's absurd. The Senate is supposed to be majority rule. McConnell has been completely obstructionist, making everything 61 votes. He should be ashamed of this legacy. Simply ashamed.

Reid should change the rules to at least make them physically hold the floor during a filibuster. And the way the GOP kept the Senate in session with a skeleton crew of three over August recess, so Obama could not make any recess appointments, is disgusting too.

Obama should make 100 recess appointments in the one minute when they close the old session, and gavel the new session into being in January. The federal court system is grinding to a halt, there are not enough judges, because the Republicans haven't allowed appointments in the past three years.