Rep. Alan Grayson: Republicans Are Using the Filibuster Rule to Disable the Government

This is Rep. Alan Grayson on CNBC on 11/24/09 discussing the Republican use of the filibuster to stop health care reform

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[ccm800]

Can we get 50 more like Grayson please?

[jo05dk]

It's one thing to try and get as many behind a bill as possible (everyone should want that), it's another having this bunch of howler monkeys doing everything they can to obstruct the good work the rest of the politicians are doing.

What's up with a 60 votes rule btw? Majority or not, that's the only thing that should matter. Especially as long as the rightwinged morons are on the loose.

Good idea Grayson.

[Tritonnl]

What a scum bag.

[RobertGuido]

@thesparitan MAYBE YOU SHOULD CHECK THE DATE!!! This messege I wroter was before the majority was broken by the Republicans. I am all American and the people have spoken no socialisism, progressivism or any of that. but yet I do not expect you to be able to read or anythinng.

[mef75baby]

Democrats need to fight fire with fire! Send all bills that are threatened with a filibuster through reconciliation. I'm sure the Republicans will throw of fit of false outrage like they always do about how this is so undemocratic and how Dem's shouldn't be allowed to do this lol. The Dem's can then tell them we will stop with the reconciliation when you stop with the filibuster! Fight one extreme with another extreme!!!

[thesparitan]

thats very stupid. maybe you should read more about our government. the only why to get anything passed is the supermajority 60 votes.

this has never happened in the history of the united states, its wrong, its anti-amercan. if you support the republicans you are anti-american.

[abiggerdog]

the Republicans themselves gutted the fillibuster rule when under W Bush they threatened to eliminate it because Democrats were using it to block judicial appointees they didn't like.

A rule only for stopping a Democratic majority ... that's what the fillibuster rule is. It's ONLY a rule to stop Democrats, when the Republicans get stopped, they threaten to abolish it.

Make it a rule for all, or nobody. Put it in the Constitution, or abolish it.

[RobertGuido]

Though the Dems have enough seats to pass reform why are they complaining about the Republicans. Grayson is off his rocker. Bla bla Repulicans fault Hey Dems go vote already..opps thats right you cannoy get your own congress members to agree Dems=Fail.

[stophypocrisy]

Rep. Alan Grayson is the man willing to put his life on the line for Americans. I think there are only 3 Congress persons that has this courage, the rest are just worthless memes. Americans that understands the FED is looting Americans and is Americas down fall have your back Mr. Grayson, but beware of this most corrupt crime organization called the Federal Reserve. They have a shady past and I dont trust them. Every time you grill Ben his voice cracks and he sounds like he going to cry

[ApopkaDave]

With the economy in its current situation, all this bill is likely to do is ad expense to the healthy poor, so a few more of them can be foreclosed on and made homeless. But at least then they'll probably qualify for free coverage, thanks Rep. Grayson. I've from FL, and beg you to continue your efforts to AUDIT THE FED!!!

[callouschristian]

Grayson, ray of hope.

In the words of MJ the Great:

"Don't stop til you get enough", Honorable Grayson!!!!

[Andrarch]

lol go grayson