Strange RINO Activity In Senate – An Appeal From AFA!
Time to replace this Strange RINO with a real Republican senator?
We looked at the Alabama Senate race last month…
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Judge Roy’s The Boy – Sweet Home Alabama!
…and this appeal (see below) gives us fresh concern that the current occupant of the seat is no better than McConnell or McCain, with whom he collaborates so readily.
So I gladly forward this extract from AFA’s email and let my American readers decide what to do about it.
Senator Luther Strange (R-AL) remains committed to a destructive alliance with a Senate Democratic minority. Earlier this year your senator joined 31 Democrats by signing on to a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
In this letter, Senator Strange stated he is “opposing any effort to curtail the existing rights and prerogatives of senators to engage in full, robust, and extended debate as we consider legislation before the body in the future.”
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This means Senator Strange is refusing to end the Democrats’ use of the 60-vote rule to block legislation. Typically, the Senate requires 60 votes to open and close debate on legislation, and these two procedural votes occur before an actual vote on the bill.
Unless 8 Democrats join the 52 Republican Senate majority to open and close debate on a bill, then it is IMPOSSIBLE for a conservative Republican agenda to advance through the Senate and to the president for approval. This is tyranny of the minority at the hand of 8 Democrats, and not only is your senator refusing to fight this, he is supporting it!
Tell Senator Strange to rescind his support of Democratic obstruction and switch to a majority vote to pass significant conservative legislation.
Mort and 
Hans Solo are discussing. 
rossrightangle 
Hans Solo 04:16 on September 7, 2017 Permalink |
It’s important to know that many GOP senators signed this including Sen Mike Lee. The 60 vote is the traditional rule until Harry Reid changed it. If the liberals win in ’18 then the rule could ensure further protection. This is a Republic not a Democracy. Moore won’t & can’t solve this issue.
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Mort 13:21 on September 7, 2017 Permalink |
I get where you are coming from, Hans, the traditional Goldwater conservative ‘Republic Not Democracy’ idea.
I used to be all the way with BMG too but that was when the Democrats had some senators and congressmen who thought for themselves.
If they win in ’18, they WILL change any and every rule to roll over Republicans so although I regret the need to get down and dirty and change the rules to win as much as possible while we can, I have reached the conclusion that playing Mr. Nice Guy is not a practical approach any more.
The Senate used to be a gentleman’s club but you can’t have that kind of club when there are no gentlemen left on one side of the aisle.
Or ladies either, more’s the pity.
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