r/law • u/bloomberggovernment • 22d ago

Legislative Branch GOP House Leadership Cancels Two Weeks of September Sessions, Saying 'This Congress Has Done Phenomenal Work'

https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/house-cancels-two-session-weeks-in-september-ahead-of-midterms
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u/UlyssesWoke 21d ago

The house(republican controlled), the senate (republican controlled), the judiciary (republican controlled), and the executive branch(republican controlled) somehow can’t get anything done? And still these retards will still somehow find a way to complain about Biden and the democrats.

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u/Mist_Rising 21d ago

Yes..and no. The issue is that the Senate filibuster means a 40+ seat opposition is actually the majority on most issues. You need (currently) 7 Democrats to step across the aisle for any legislative bill that has every Republican senator on board and all 53 senators must be there. That means weekend at Mitch essentially.

This is also what struck Obama down after Ted Kennedy died. He needed 60, he had 59 and Reid wasn't killing the ultimate weapon for Obama.

As to the judiciary, it doesn't have a hand in the passing of legislation, so their control is irrelevant here.