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Originally Posted by Sagi_AFF
Maybe someone can help me understand this. The Republicans in the House can't "block" anything. They don't have enough votes on their own. This bill required a 2/3rds majority to pass because the Democrats supposedly didn't want the Republicans to be able to introduce amendments. If the Republicans don't have a majority then they can't force their amendments either, so why did the Dems worry about them so much? Couldn't they have just done a normal 50% + 1 vote and blocked the amendments that they didn't like? What am I missing here?
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Dems introduce bill to cover ailing 9-11 first responders. Repubs attach amendments abolishing social security or making the Bible required reading in kindergarten, or making elementary students carry rifles to school. Dems institute procedure to block amendments, making the bill require a supermajority to pass. Repubs as an entire bloc vote no, because of course not one single republican is in favor of health care for first responders. Repubs go on Fox crying about how unfair it all is, The Demon, Illtestyourgirls etc come on GFY to talk about how evil the Dems are.
Same ol, same ol.