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Thread on Government Shutdown: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS OFFICIALLY REOPENED!
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You right. Problem is, this is the inevitable end for the Re Thugs. No way around it. Their time has come.
The demographics has changed drastically since 1999. After the baby boomer generation, the white population, percentage wise, will have a sharp decrease. Plus only the Ron Paul type of fiscally conservatives have a shot in the white house. No these fascist religious right wing-nuts that are fukking everything up.
I don't think the situation for the GoP is that dire...and lets not underestimate the power of Jesus
Sorry but you have no idea what your talking about...once Obama leaves the voting bloc for the dems will not be as strong as it was in '08 or '12 unless they trout out another minority candidate to run. If the Dems candidate for 2016 is a John Kerry type they will lose like they did in '04 despite whomever the Republican candidate is
and lets not underestimate the power of Jesus
Religion is also fading among generation X and Y. On top of us being the most educated on average, compared to previous generations. They going to go to Whig Party status.
Like I said, 60% of white males voted for Romney and he STILL lost the popular vote and got shytted on by the electoral college.
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Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Vote Count: John Boehner Could Reopen The Government Immediately
By Josh Israel on October 2, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Seventeen House Republicans have now indicated that they would support a “clean” continuing resolution, like the one passed by the U.S. Senate, to reopen the government. If they joined with all 200 House Democrats, it is possible that they could give majority support to such a bill without any additional Republicans — if Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) allowed an up-or-down vote.
On Tuesday, a handful of House Republicans from Democratic-leaning and swing districts endorsed the idea of ending the shutdown without the anti-Affordable Care Act poison pills they had all previously voted to include. By Wednesday afternoon, the number had risen to 17, according to a Huffington Post tally.
The Republicans abandoning their party’s line on this include Reps. Devin Nunes (CA); Mike Simpson (ID); Erik Paulsen (MN); Leonard Lance, Frank LoBiondo and Jon Runyan (NJ); Michael Grimm and Peter King (NY); Lou Barletta, Charlie Dent, Mike Fitzpatrick, Jim Gerlach, and Pat Meehan (PA); and Randy Forbes, Scott Rigell, Rob Wittman, and Frank Wolf (VA).
With 432 current members of the House of Representatives (and three vacancies), it would require 217 votes to pass a clean continuing resolution, like the Senate bill. If all of the House Democrats voted as a block, these 17 Republicans could give majority support for such an effort. In order for such a vote to happen this month, Speaker Boehner would have to agree to let the House majority decide the matter. Asked about whether he’d allow a clean bill on Monday, Boehner told reporters, “That’s not going to happen.”
In the past, Congressional Republican leaders have embraced the “Hastert Rule” — an arbitrary and unofficial requirement that legislation enjoy the support of the majority in their own caucus before it comes up for a vote. Speaker Boehner has blocked consideration of the bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed the Senate, citing the rule, but has also ignored it in allowing votes to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, avert the “fiscal cliff,” and to provide Superstorm Sandy emergency aid funding despite opposition from most of his own party to those measures.
Update
Rep. Bill Young (R-FL) came out in favor of a ‘clean’ CR on Wednesday afternoon, pushing Republicans one member above the threshold.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/10/02/2721971/boehner-could-reopen-government/
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Cant argue that, but still... lets not underestimate Jesus.
Obviously because Obama turned out the minority vote bigtime... If it aint Hillary in 2016 that wont happen and Dems will lose the presidency
Who the Reps have in 2016?
To early to say, the election isnt for another 3 years... Just like Obama wasnt really known until '07 shyt can go the same way for the repubs in 2015-2016