I'm still waiting for someone on the left to 'splain to me how this process, which Obama himself said was no way to pass important legislation like healthcare is somehow now a perfectly acceptable way. He said, did he not, that if a President were to use this then than President would have lost the ability to govern. Given that is what he said, has he lost the ability to govern and will he now resign? I say he should resign.
Pres. Obama clearly assumed that this process should not be used under the conditions that the opposition act with good intent, with respect to democracy, the American people, and their oath of office.
The President and a democratic Congress were elected with one of the greatest mandates ever - they enjoyed an overwhelming victory in the last election.
Despite this, the Republicans have acted in absolute defiance of the will of the vast majority of the American people. They have NOT negotiated in good faith. They have ignored all protocols of democracy.
Should the President allow a dictatorship of the minority just because they are obstinant?
He has tried everything he can to negotiate with the Republicans. They have just bullshit him at every turn.
At this point the President, the Senate majority leader and the Speaker of the house should do everything in their power to disempower the Republican minority. They deserve to have no say in any legislation until such time as they begin to respect the will of the vast majority of Americans and live up to their oath of office by acting in the best interest of the general welfare of the American people.
At this point, the entire Republican caucus deserves to be impeached!