soylentgreen Posted November 7, 2018 at 04:50 PM Share Posted November 7, 2018 at 04:50 PM With House elections every two years, many congressmen (on both sides) are afraid to vote for the agenda they really believe in. They become placeholders...always running for re-election...never wanting to anger any potential voter (even if it means angering their base, whom they view as locked up). They're more afraid of losing their jobs than they are that the agenda they were elected on won't get passed. Well, now we have a lame duck House full of Republicans who are going to be losing their jobs. That give unprecedented freedom for them to vote how they like without any negative ramifications. They're already out.What they need to do is pass a bunch of conservative laws...funding for the wall, the Hearing Protection Act, etc. Ram it through. Send it to the senate (where they're on 6 year terms and don't worry as much about their jobs...and where Republicans are making gains). Pass it. Send it to the White House. Pelosi won't have the power to repeal any of it. Even if she can corral her cats to all voting to repeal the Hearing Protection Act, it'll never make it past the senate or the president's veto. Do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wig Posted November 7, 2018 at 05:20 PM Share Posted November 7, 2018 at 05:20 PM THIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio24 Posted November 7, 2018 at 05:51 PM Share Posted November 7, 2018 at 05:51 PM Well stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangerdeepv Posted November 7, 2018 at 05:59 PM Share Posted November 7, 2018 at 05:59 PM The National Reciprocity Act has already passed the House............lets get the Senate and Trump to make it law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckydawg13 Posted November 7, 2018 at 06:14 PM Share Posted November 7, 2018 at 06:14 PM Was thinking the same we had it all and what did we do when will people wake up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots & Tyrants Posted November 7, 2018 at 06:19 PM Share Posted November 7, 2018 at 06:19 PM It'd be nice if they finally push something through for gun owners like the HPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2smartby1/2 Posted November 7, 2018 at 07:30 PM Share Posted November 7, 2018 at 07:30 PM McConnell is going to push for Border Wall funding during the lame duck session. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/415490-mcconnell-says-he-will-push-for-border-wall-funding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday that he will make an effort to get funding for President Trump’s border wall in the lame-duck session, adding that he had already spoken to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) earlier in the day.“We’re certainly going to try help the president achieve what he’d like to do with the wall and border security,” McConnell told reporters in the Capitol. The problem with lame duck stuff is that the outgoing Senate losers will vote party-line, and 2020 Senators are now on the clock for re-election. But McConnell warned that he does not want a shutdown. His caucus may be adding seats after Tuesday’s election, but he is about to head into a difficult political phase for his members: A half-dozen Senate Republicans or more could face tough reelection campaigns in 2020, including McConnell, who loathes shutdowns. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/07/trump-house-democrats-fight-border-wall-2018-elections-midterms-972199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango7 Posted November 8, 2018 at 12:25 AM Share Posted November 8, 2018 at 12:25 AM About time the ®s made good on their campaign promises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Mcfly Posted November 8, 2018 at 08:44 AM Share Posted November 8, 2018 at 08:44 AM The HPA was rolled with the SHARE act that Paul Ryan shelved. So.. Idk if it'll ever get resurrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted November 8, 2018 at 06:01 PM Share Posted November 8, 2018 at 06:01 PM Two years with the House, Senate and White House and what do gun owners have to show for it? What a waste of 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soylentgreen Posted November 8, 2018 at 07:29 PM Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 at 07:29 PM Two years with the House, Senate and White House and what do gun owners have to show for it? What a waste of 2 years. Exactly right. When Trump was inaugurated, I said that they'd better hurry because they only have two years. They squandered it. On the other hand, Obamacare was passed by an outgoing Democratic congress in a lame duck session after they dragged their heels for two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markthesignguy Posted November 9, 2018 at 01:30 AM Share Posted November 9, 2018 at 01:30 AM I love the sound of liberal blood pressure exploding in the morning. Let's give them some motivation. Start leaning on Paul Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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