Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules

[Valletta]

Democrats have blocked more nominees than ever before as they have struggled to find ways to oppose Trump and the GOP-dominated Congress, and as their voters have pushed them to fight Republicans at every turn. It’s the first time in recent history that the minority party hasn’t allowed at least some quick confirmations.

Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats. Frustrated by the stalling tactics, Senate Republicans moved last week to make it...

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By not allowing even some quick confirmations the Democrats made their obstructionism as obvious as could be. Thus I feel the Republicans took the correct step.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

Democrats have blocked more nominees than ever before as they have struggled to find ways to oppose Trump and the GOP-dominated Congress, and as their voters have pushed them to fight Republicans at every turn. It’s the first time in recent history that the minority party hasn’t allowed at least some quick confirmations.

Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats. Frustrated by the stalling tactics, Senate Republicans moved last week to make it...

www.yahoo.com

By not allowing even some quick confirmations the Democrats made their obstructionism as obvious as could be. Thus I feel the Republicans took the correct step.

Slowly but surely, nature is healing.

 

[Servus]

The Red Tsunami continues.

 

[Richard T]

The right step? Sen Manchin deliberately opposed the democrats because he abhorred the nuclear option also known as the rule change that allows a simple majority to decide. So America will go further into partisianship because the dems too will remove this rule. Seems very short-sighted and disappointing to me. So now we nuked the dems, and one day they will nuke the GOP.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

So now we nuked the dems, and one day they will nuke the GOP.

Unless the dems are removed.

 

[BeckyJ]

Democrats have blocked more nominees than ever before as they have struggled to find ways to oppose Trump and the GOP-dominated Congress, and as their voters have pushed them to fight Republicans at every turn. It’s the first time in recent history that the minority party hasn’t allowed at least some quick confirmations.

By not allowing even some quick confirmations the Democrats made their obstructionism as obvious as could be. Thus I feel the Republicans took the correct step.

I agree!
The democrats are not for what's best for America or We the People!!
Fighting everything Trump does, but then getting on republicans case for fighting some things the democrats try to push through in the last 4 yrs, just shows more of their hypocrisy than anything..

 

[Richard T]

Unless the dems are removed.

True, but unless Jesus returns soon, all political movements die out. The only thing worse than the two party system is a one party system. I admit though if the dems dont realign to the center, they may suffer some more. I think the same needs to be said of the GOP too. Vigilante justice on the high seas to tariffs are not moderate or even Christian policies. Trump's support is tanking in polls.

 

[Belk]

I agree!
The democrats are not for what's best for America or We the People!!
Fighting everything Trump does, but then getting on republicans case for fighting some things the democrats try to push through in the last 4 yrs, just shows more of their hypocrisy than anything..

Last I checked, democrats are a part of America and We the People.

 

[BeckyJ]

Last I checked, democrats are a part of America and We the People.

Never said they weren't.
I said they are not for what's best for America and We the People.
The classic democrat of past times seemed more so than the current day ones.

 

[Belk]

Never said they weren't.
I said they are not for what's best for America and We the People.
The classic democrat of past times seemed more so than the current day ones.

OK. Then you phrased them being against their own self interest in an odd fashion.

 

[BeckyJ]

OK. Then you phrased them being against their own self interest in an odd fashion.

Well, since they are in America and reject a lot of American things at times, they sort of are against themselves given they live here.

 

[Belk]

Well, since they are in America and reject a lot of American things at times, they sort of are against themselves given they live here.

Perhaps they have a different opinion on what constitutes American things.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Perhaps they have a different opinion on what constitutes American things.

Of course they do, even if it's wrong 90% of the time.

 

[BeckyJ]

Perhaps they have a different opinion on what constitutes American things.

Too bad.
If I live in another country I must learn to adapt to the way their country is and has been. I wouldn't be so arrogant to think that they should adapt to my ideas. If I don't like the way that other country is, I need to move to one that suits my ideas.
If they don't like it here, they are welcome to move

 

[Belk]

Too bad.
If I live in another country I must learn to adapt to the way their country is and has been. I wouldn't be so arrogant to think that they should adapt to my ideas. If I don't like the way that other country is, I need to move to one that suits my ideas.
If they don't like it here, they are welcome to move

I would assume most Democrats are born in this country. Telling them they must conform your idea of what America is or leave strikes me as being anti American. Are you going to leave now that we disagree?

 

[BeckyJ]

I would assume most Democrats are born in this country. Telling them they must conform your idea of what America is or leave strikes me as being anti American. Are you going to leave now that we disagree?

Telling the rest of us to conform to their ideas of what America should be strikes me as being anti American.

Do you lean Left or Right politically?

 

[Desk trauma]

Telling the rest of us to conform to their ideas of what America should be strikes me as being anti American.

Unlike your suggestion that people should emigrate if they disagree with policy?

 

[Belk]

Telling the rest of us to conform to their ideas of what America should be strikes me as being anti American.

Yet they do not tell you that you must conform or should migrate.

Do you lean Left or Right politically?

Why is that relevant?

 

[BeckyJ]

Unlike your suggestion that people should emigrate if they disagree with policy?

If they don't like it here, they are free to move to a country that fits their policy ideas.
America was here long before any of us. It has it's ideas just like any other country has it's own.
though no country is perfect, they each have their own ways, culture, policies.
If some don't like it here, they can go elsewhere or adapt to America.
I would do that if I went to another country. I wouldn't expect that country to change for me or my ideas.

 

[BeckyJ]

Yet they do not tell you that you must conform or should migrate.

Why is that relevant?

"Yet they do not tell you that you must conform or should migrate."
LOL.


"Why is that relevant?"
Why is it hard to answer? This is a forum that talks about politics, not recipes. Asking you whether you lean Left or Right is inline with the forum and its overall topics.