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Originally Posted by Chn
It’s short-sighted and wears down on our institutions to overrule her. Imagine Republicans limiting or pushing immigration enforcement through reconciliation.
It’s also doesn’t make sense. We’re only having a discussion about potential legalization because of the parliamentarian. She ruled that two reconciliation bills are allowed this year (the first was tied up with COVID relief). Why not ignore that ruling and just go with one?
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Adverse parliamentarian decision is no excuse. Republicans don’t need to wait on Democrats to break Senate traditions for them to get drastic and creative in pushing for enforcement provisions in different ways. Remember Trump and funding for the wall? Since when do Republicans honor traditions? Remember Graham and ACB? Fuck that man. You can’t be afraid of these fuckers. There is just no defending Dems in not overruling her if she says no. No excuse whatsoever. This one step anyway. Manchin and Sinema still need to be on board. If nothing happens, let it be because of those two—not because of the parliamentarian’s decision which can just be overruled. It’s legal to do so. If GOP doesn’t like it, fuck them. They do shit we don’t like all the time. Cry me a river GOP. Like I said, shit isn’t rocket science. It’s not a far fetched idea to argue that legalizing 8 million people at $1500 a pop will have a great fiscal impact.