gop lashes out at Feingold over reconciliation (One More . . . )

[Dinger]

http://blogs.wispolitics.com/dcwrap/

"Republicans are jumping on U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold for indicating a willingness to consider the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform.

Feingold, D-Middleton, has previously criticized the use of reconciliation, which only requires a majority vote in the Senate rather than the 60 needed to break a filibuster, to pass bills unless they are primarily aimed at reducing the deficit.

Senate Dems are now considering that option since their majority has dropped to 59-41 with the election of Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts. So long as they could get 50 votes to support the bill, Vice President Joe Biden could cast the tiebreaking vote to push the legislation through."

[Myrina]

1. .. better late than never, Russ ...

.... now get out front and lead the charge!!

[panader0]

2. When a candidate is elected to the Senate or House

they need a simple majority. Look at Al Franken. He won by less than 1%. That's democracy. Then they get to their job and find out that they need 60% of the vote to be democratic. It's not right. A simple majority should be all that's required to pass legislation.