Heritage Action – by Katherine Rosario
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) has threatened another rules change in the Senate in response to Republicans’ alleged use of delaying tactics on nominations. Republicans say the change would serve to further sour relations between Republicans and Democrats:
“I’m not interested in changing the rules now. But now is a relative term,” the Nevada Democrat told reporters Tuesday.
A senior Senate Democratic aide said Democrats would “very seriously consider” changes if they retain the majority, including using the “nuclear option” to change the rules on a simple majority vote. Senate rules require a two-thirds majority to change the rules, but Democrats pushed through a rules change last year eliminating the 60-vote threshold for all nominations except those for the Supreme Court. They did so by overturning the ruling of the chairman with a simple majority vote.
http://heritageaction.com/2014/05/morning-action-another-nuclear-rules-change-from-harry-reid/
More treason from our infamous politician who desperately needs to be strung up and hung.