Re: Most would blame Republicans
I'm going to break this up a little because you ask several different questions, and have different situations involved...
Help me understand this.
What is it that the democrats are asking for, what is the "way" that they are demanding?
The demo's are not asking anything, they are demanding that repubs cave, and pass funding of the government in total, as long as raise the debt ceiling to what they ask for without a fight.
IMHO, "their" way is simply the law...
It is the law, on that fact you are correct. However, everything surrounding this law, from the way it was crafted, to the way it was passed was corrupt, and totally one sided. Now when the American people voted for people in congress to give congress back to repubs, the demo's only see that as useful when they want to place blame for not being able to do something, but other than that, I am sure they would love it if repubs would just sit there and rubber stamp what they want to do.
There were endless negotiations and compromises, don't you remember how much time it took to pass it? That was negotiation and compromise.
No that is not how it happened. Their problems in passing the turd were from within...
Do you believe that congress can go back and say "we don't like the law we passed, let's talk about it again...
Yes, reference the 1988 Catastrophic Care law....It was repealed one year later.
...and if you don't revisit it the govt will shut down."
Read the Constitution, "All spending originates in the House of Representatives." Like it or not, that is the way it is.
We spent many months debating ACA, now they want to defund it in 2 or 3 days?
That is not true, repubs have been working on this since the day it was rammed down our throats.
How is this different than Democrats saying "we weren't able to pass the gun control laws we wanted after Newtown, so we're going to attach them to a spending bill, and if it doesn't pass, the govt will shut down. Republicans must negotiate or the shutdown is their fault."
Again, that constitutional thingy....repubs hold the house so the attacking the 2nd amendment wouldn't fly. Hell, I am not even sure you could get it within the demo party either.
Is that not a reasonable analogy?
No.
I honestly do not get the rationale for this being anyone's responsibility but the republicans.
Thank you.
Because if the demo's really were serious about compromise, they would say, well, we won't delay it for a year, but we will start with say, 90 days while we put together a bi partisan panel to look at what needs to be changed with the understanding that it has to be a serious look at implementation. Instead what they just keep saying is 'MY WAY, OR NO WAY!
You're welcome.
