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Mr. Obama campaigned on calling for an end to partisan bickering in Washington, but once in office he launched an ambitious agenda that pursued several long-held Democratic goals.
Meanwhile, Republicans decided at an early stage to aggressively oppose most of Mr. Obama's agenda. Partisan tensions have run high for most of his term.
Recently, Mr. Obama has been swinging particularly hard. He followed up his "go for it" taunt Thursday with the recess appointment of union lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board, adopting a tactic that presidents of both parties have used in recent decades to skirt the normal confirmation process. Mr. Becker's confirmation had been blocked in the Senate by a filibuster in February.
On Tuesday, Mr. Obama will sign what has been billed as a package of fixes to the health-care bill, approved under rules that required only a simple majority vote to pass in the Senate. That nullified Republicans' power to block it through a filibuster.
Democrats attached to the bill a major overhaul of student-lending laws, which eliminated a federal subsidy for private tuition lenders, federalized most student loans and plowed the savings into expanded federal higher education aid. Republicans say the bill will destroy the private student-lending market.
Mr. Alexander, the Tennessee Republican, called the student-loan move "really brazen" and "the most underreported, biggest Washington takeover in history."
Its called circumventing the system.I must confess I'm getting really tired of entirely unrelated pieces of policy being bolted together for the sake of political expediency.
Its called circumventing the system.I must confess I'm getting really tired of entirely unrelated pieces of policy being bolted together for the sake of political expediency.
Did the same thing happen often under previous presidents?
Its called circumventing the system.I must confess I'm getting really tired of entirely unrelated pieces of policy being bolted together for the sake of political expediency.
Did the same thing happen often under previous presidents?
Its called circumventing the system.
Did the same thing happen often under previous presidents?
Yes.
And it will continue.
A line Item Veto would derail Washington D.C.
A line item veto is immpossible, it violates teh US Constitution.Did the same thing happen often under previous presidents?
Yes.
And it will continue.
A line Item Veto would derail Washington D.C.
Why?
A line item veto is immpossible, it violates teh US Constitution.Yes.
And it will continue.
A line Item Veto would derail Washington D.C.
Why?
A president can even sign in a bill he is given or veto it, he cannot select what he likes and dislikes.
A line item veto is immpossible, it violates teh US Constitution.Why?
A president can even sign in a bill he is given or veto it, he cannot select what he likes and dislikes.
My bad. I misread Samson's post. Thanks for clearing my head!
A line item veto is immpossible, it violates teh US Constitution.
A president can even sign in a bill he is given or veto it, he cannot select what he likes and dislikes.
My bad. I misread Samson's post. Thanks for clearing my head!
The line item veto would need to be amended to the constitution.
Unlikely the Executive will ever be given this power.
My point is that parlimentary processes being what they are, require some "give and take" between representatives that would be impossible without "unrelated pieces of policy being bolted together for the sake of political expediency."
The great divider, Barry just is a political gift that keeps on giving, if you are the opposition party.
Obama Takes More Aggressive Tack - WSJ.com
Democrats attached to the bill a major overhaul of student-lending laws, which eliminated a federal subsidy for private tuition lenders, federalized most student loans and plowed the savings into expanded federal higher education aid. Republicans say the bill will destroy the private student-lending market.
Mr. Alexander, the Tennessee Republican, called the student-loan move "really brazen" and "the most underreported, biggest Washington takeover in history."
So little time, and so much to repeal.
Yep. And the sore losers, on either side, always cry about it.Its called circumventing the system.I must confess I'm getting really tired of entirely unrelated pieces of policy being bolted together for the sake of political expediency.
Did the same thing happen often under previous presidents?
Yep. And the sore losers, on either side, always cry about it.Its called circumventing the system.
Did the same thing happen often under previous presidents?
A line item veto is immpossible, it violates teh US Constitution.
A president can even sign in a bill he is given or veto it, he cannot select what he likes and dislikes.
My bad. I misread Samson's post. Thanks for clearing my head!
The line item veto would need to be amended to the constitution.
Unlikely the Executive will ever be given this power.
My point is that parlimentary processes being what they are, require some "give and take" between representatives that would be impossible without "unrelated pieces of policy being bolted together for the sake of political expediency."
My bad. I misread Samson's post. Thanks for clearing my head!
The line item veto would need to be amended to the constitution.
Unlikely the Executive will ever be given this power.
My point is that parlimentary processes being what they are, require some "give and take" between representatives that would be impossible without "unrelated pieces of policy being bolted together for the sake of political expediency."
I understand the rationale, but I still have huge misgivings about the way in which this is open to misuse.
Its called circumventing the system.
Did the same thing happen often under previous presidents?
Not like this, sometimes you had fighting, but you never saw 100% partisan bills passed with things like reconcilliation.
The system is breaking down, its not supposed to be a tyranny of the majority, but the current gov has either forgotten this or is ignoring it.
The voters will decide which it is.
