Wednesday, March 10, 2010
15 Major Reconciliation Initiatives (3/15)
Which party has used reconciliation the most? For what issues? The Republicans are now calling "reconciliation" a "nuclear option". What is your opinion?
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The Republican party tends to use reconciliation more, for issues concerning tax cuts or plans that would give more disposable income to consumers and business owners.
ReplyDeleteA nuclear option being when the Senate "reinterprets a procedural rule" and takes a simple majority vote to come to a decision as to whether a bill should pass or not,
it's not every time that reconciliation is used that it's decided by a Senate vote. It has been working like that on and off for the past few decades, but I'd say that it depends more on what party is controlling which part of Congress and how effective the person pushing a bill through is. Senate votes are going to happen more when House and Senate is split and Democrats and Republicans can't agree. But if the person trying to push the bill through makes a good case, it has a better passing chance, with or without a Senate vote.
I believe that we should look to what the creator of the "Byrd Rule" or "Reconciliation" Democratic Senator Robert Byrd said about the use of reconciliation. "Reconciliation was never, never, never, intended to be a shield or be used as a shield for controversial legislation."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.behindbluelines.com/2010/03/11/sen-robert-byrd-on-reconciliation-then-and-now/
The republicans have used reconciliation the most to aid big business. What is a "nuclear option"? I'm not really seeing a downside to reconciliation. It gets rid of filibusters, which make me really angry because pointless babbling for no reason just delays legislation of any kind. Can someone explain it to me a bit better?
ReplyDeleteThe Republicans have used reconciliation the most. They use it mostly for taxes. A nuclear option, “allows a simple majority to override precedent and end a filibuster or other delaying tactic.” I believe that reconciliations are good.
ReplyDelete"Republican presidents have signed reconciliation bills that, among other things, cut welfare benefits, expanded health coverage, raised taxes, reduced taxes and overhauled the student aid system." Everybody uses it to get things done. Republicans have termed it the nuclear option to tarnish the name.
ReplyDeleteIt's abundantly clear that Republicans more heavily implement Reconciliation; and, from either party, it seems like reconciliation is used to achieve desirable goals of what the enacting party wants. Whether reconciliation is good or bad seems to depend on which party is enacting the reconciliation. I noticed that, in the diagram, more increases in the budget deficit were caused by reconciliations enacted by governmental time periods with Republican majority. As for the Republicans dubbing reconciliation a "nuclear option," I'm still unclear as to how to interpret the meaning behind it. Everybody who has already posted seems to have a different idea about the meaning which gives me some very shaky ground to stand on.
ReplyDeleteRepublicans do use reconciliation more. They do use it mainly for taxes. I looked up the meaning of "nuclear option" and it is defined as what "allows the United States Senate to reinterpret a procedural rule by invoking the constitutional requirement that the will of the majority be effective. This option allows a simple majority to override precedent and end a filibuster or other delaying tactic." I believe that such a thing is more effective and it is beneficial. Filibusters are not effective in any way in my opinion; they simply delay action.
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According to the article is would seem that Republicans use reconciliation more. Do I agree with that statement? no...
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