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31. He's only doing this to shut whiny Luna up

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:40 PM

Jul 5

and kick the can back to Thune.

Reconciliation is not a House Rule but a Senate Rule, so Johnson is irrelevant and he and the House have to adapt their legislation to pass muster in the Senate or the Senate will do it themselves, and strip stuff out of the House version.

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Archive link: littlemissmartypants Jul 5 #1

by the time they pass this it will be too late get the documents rampartd Jul 5 #2

It'll have to get 60 votes in the Senate first. sinkingfeeling Jul 5 #6

maybe. rampartd Jul 5 #7

It will never get 60 votes in the Senate. ananda Jul 5 #9

They're going to do it via reconciliation... regnaD kciN Jul 5 #13

I thought reconciliation was for budgets. ananda Jul 5 #14

The GQP will stoop as low as necessary to retain power groundloop Jul 5 #27

It is. wnylib Jul 5 #28

That is my understanding too Nictuku Jul 5 #29

this can't go to reconciliation. that's already been floated but it doesn't apply here. nt Javaman Jul 5 #16

SAVE was already ruled out for reconciliation a month ago by the Parliamentarian BumRushDaShow Jul 5 #17

Trump has been telling them to ignore the Parliamentarian. hedda_foil Jul 5 #18

And Thune knows what will happen if they kill the filibuster - and they don't have enough votes to do that anyway BumRushDaShow Jul 5 #20

a wandering bullet dave99 Jul 5 #33

he won't live that long nt orleans Jul 5 #36

Can Republicans count on their new best bud Fetterman to help them out? Bengus81 Jul 5 #19

100% sure about that bluestarone Jul 5 #26

If they can't do it before the midterms, it will never happen. Baitball Blogger Jul 5 #11

No it won't Wiz Imp Jul 5 #37

Not if they get it it on a budget bill Miguelito Loveless Jul 5 #21

It was already ruled as a violation of the Byrd Rule last month BumRushDaShow Jul 5 #23

Agreed, but Miguelito Loveless Monday #46

He "ordered" that the Parliamentarian be overruled last year BumRushDaShow Monday #47

I hope you are right Miguelito Loveless Monday #48

Thune knows what we would pass absent the filibuster (we have the bills all teed up) BumRushDaShow Monday #50

Can't be included in reconcilliation. Violates the rules. Wiz Imp Jul 5 #38

Rules seem to be optional Miguelito Loveless Monday #45

Not if he can get it in a budget reconciliation process karynnj Jul 5 #22

It was already smacked down by the Parliamentarian last month BumRushDaShow Jul 5 #24

Yes it was. I should have said that. karynnj Jul 5 #25

He's only doing this to shut whiny Luna up BumRushDaShow Jul 5 #31

The fucking media isn't even talking about anything but the photo ID. They are normalizing this shit. Karasu Jul 5 #8

When you video on Media bosses, they say nothing dave99 Jul 5 #35

Remember when the House was created to express the will of their constituents and not that of party or president? sinkingfeeling Jul 5 #3

Such an exercise in futility Fiendish Thingy Jul 5 #4

I hate these monsters UpInArms Jul 5 #5

What a Ridiculous Waste of Time Trumpdumper Jul 5 #10

How is it possible to pass this in the house when there are so many rogue Republican legislators. Baitball Blogger Jul 5 #12

And what does voter id have to do with the budget? Sneederbunk Jul 5 #15

Republicans couldn't give less of a shit about that part. Karasu Monday #52

Speaker Johnson can't hold his own member without dribbling down his leg Xipe Totec Jul 5 #30

He looks like an unpopular school kid trying to be popular. But only has a few sycophants . C Moon Jul 5 #39

He's bluffing. He has nothing. Martin68 Jul 5 #32

if 6 Republican Senators drop dead and 19 Republican Representatives ? dave99 Jul 5 #34

Mikey J: "We'll come back, gather everybody together...." area51 Jul 5 #40

He claims he's their protector Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #41

Not a budget item so cannot use reconciliation process. And the Senate won't do it. Ford_Prefect Monday #42

Johnson is just putting on a show for fans BaronChocula Monday #43

Will Johnson ever face Justice? purr-rat beauty Monday #44

He promises it will happen this time, though. Again. Torchlight Monday #49

What on Dog's green earth... ultralite001 Monday #51