US House votes to codify obergefell (legalizing same sex marriage) into law. Every democrat and only 47 republicans voted for it. 8 republicans voted with all dems to protect right to contraception

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Great news. Let’s now check how things are going in the senate…

If we can’t abolish the senate we can sure as hell work towards making it as irrelevant as the House of Lords 

[Firewithin]

surprised 47 did

[Jason]

Weird, the Senate Democrats don't have a whip? 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Just now, Jason said:

Weird, the Senate Democrats don't have a whip? 

My understanding is that the issue is republicans maximizing how much time must be spent doing useless shit and we can’t change the rules because of Reasons(tm)

[SaysWho?]

Durbin's also pretty confident they have 60+ votes for same-sex marriage and a formal repeal of DOMA. It would be exciting to finally get this done, so find the time and LFG.

 

Also, the times, they are a'changed.

 

 

[marioandsonic]

So vote on it already!

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

I really hope Ron Johnson and lil marco are stupid enough to vote against it (but that it still passes) because I want them both to lose their senate seats but still have this pass into law

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Mormons man

[LazyPiranha]

1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Mormons man

They’re just hoping it’s a slippery slope to polygamy.

[unogueen]

Have fun. Speak freely. You deserve it.

[GeneticBlueprint]

2 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Mormons man

 

53 minutes ago, LazyPiranha said:

They’re just hoping it’s a slippery slope to polygamy.

 

They'd also probably vote to make the age of consent 14 so watch out for this monkey's paw.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Oh lil marco

 

[Jason]

Hm, if nobody wants to remove gay marriage then what's so radical about enshrining it in law?

[finaljedi]

5 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Oh lil marco

 

 

Cool, no need to debate it or spend time on it then, slide it on the docket for a vote, get it enough "Yea" votes and carry on focusing on what the Senate does best:  Innovation.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

well I'll be damned

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

one of these guys is a conservative intellectual. the other is marco rubio

[stepee]

yeahhhh I don’t think “it’s ridiculous to think anyone would take away someone’s rights” as an excuse works in this current reality 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Make them vote against it Jfc 

[SaysWho?]

3 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

one of these guys is a conservative intellectual. the other is marco rubio

barring a sudden change of opinion, hilarious that an Alabama senator is more liberal on this than one in Florida.

[Jason]

12 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Make them vote against it Jfc 

 

Chuck the cuck

[silentbob]

17 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Oh lil marco

 

is he talking about the bill or reminiscing about the good ol’ Twitter days of Trump?  

[Kal-El814]

4 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

one of these guys is a conservative intellectual. the other is marco rubio

 

The Senate should pass a law requiring that all senators must breathe so motherfuckers like Marco Rubio will refuse and perish.

[stepee]

So how do you start the process to abolish the senate anyway? That seems like it would be popular since literally nobody thinks that particular system hasn’t completely failed. 

[SaysWho?]

Senators expect GOP support to grow for same-sex marriage bill in bid to overcome filibuster

WWW.CNN.COM

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Republican and Democratic senators said Wednesday they expect a bill to codify same-sex marriage to eventually win the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster, a sign of growing public acceptance and a sea change over an issue that had once badly divided the two parties.

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

2 hours ago, stepee said:

So how do you start the process to abolish the senate anyway? That seems like it would be popular since literally nobody thinks that particular system hasn’t completely failed. 

The “easier” path requires constitutional amendments to reduce the power of the senate making it basically useless like the House of Lords in Westminster systems. A lot of people believe that abolishing the senate would require unanimous consent from the states because of one particular clause of the constitution. I personally don’t buy it (all new amendments supersede existing amendments or constitutional language) but it’s a widely held belief. 

[legend]

3 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Make them vote against it Jfc 

 

Collins is so fucking stupid. She must live her life in a constant state of surprise from being wrong every fucking time.

[stepee]

2 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

The “easier” path requires constitutional amendments to reduce the power of the senate making it basically useless like the House of Lords in Westminster systems. A lot of people believe that abolishing the senate would require unanimous consent from the states because of one particular clause of the constitution. I personally don’t buy it (all new amendments supersede existing amendments or constitutional language) but it’s a widely held belief. 

 

ok let’s try the first one

[stepee]

1 minute ago, legend said:

 

Collins is so fucking stupid. She must live her life in a constant state of surprise from being wrong every fucking time.

 

Or she is an evil shit fuck and knows exactly what she’s doing.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

1 minute ago, stepee said:

 

ok let’s try the first one

You get no argument from me!

[Guest]

The problem is getting the required number of states on board and it just so happens the best tool low population states have to get what they want is the existence of the senate. 

[legend]

3 minutes ago, stepee said:

 

Or she is an evil shit fuck and knows exactly what she’s doing.

 

Oh at times I think she is just being morally repugnant. But I also do think she's a dumb fucker. That goes for an unfortunately large fraction of our government officials as well.

[stepee]

2 minutes ago, sblfilms said:

The problem is getting the required number of states on board and it just so happens the best tool low population states have to get what they want is the existence of the senate. 

 

but bm told me we don’t need the states.

[stepee]

Just now, legend said:

 

Oh at times I think she is just being morally repugnant. But I also do think she's a dumb fucker. That goes for an unfortunately large fraction of our government officials as well.

 

True, as often as I wonder if these goobers are really plain evil or just that stupid the answer is likely just yes.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, stepee said:

 

but bm told me we don’t need the states.

He was talking about unanimous consent. You still need 38 states to ratify an amendment, so 13 small low population states are all you need to block any of the various means of amending the constitution will require a minimum of 38 states signing off.

 

Doesn't meant that they shouldn’t try! I think especially so for pushing popular agenda items. 

[stepee]

11 minutes ago, sblfilms said:

He was talking about unanimous consent. You still need 38 states to ratify an amendment, so 13 small low population states are all you need to block any of the various means of amending the constitution will require a minimum of 38 states signing off.

 

Doesn't meant that they shouldn’t try! I think especially so for pushing popular agenda items. 

 

Yeah, even given that it’s worth a shot since hating the senate is the one thing we all can agree on as a country.