As I predicted, just the threat of the nuclear option made Dems agree on the wall, more to come
Posted on | January 21, 2018 | 13 Comments
People reading this web site know that I advocated the nuclear option for a long time. The nuclear option is an abolishment of the filibuster and a vote with a simple majority of 51 senators.
Finally, President Trump started talking about it. With the nuclear option the GOP can get the whole 18 billion for the wall without giving US citizenship to any illegal aliens. This means that in order to give US citizenship to Dreamers, aka future Democrats, the Dem party will have to give other concessions, such as the end of the visa lottery and the chain migration.
So, just the threat of the nuclear option has worked and now the Dems are willing to pay 18 billion for the wall. Trump is trying to get more, such as the end of the chain migration.
Just a reminder: 1 week of the government shut down is estimated to cost 6 billion. So, 3 weeks of shutdown equals the cost of the whole wall at the Mexican border.
It would be wise for the GOP to use the nuclear option, finance the full $18 billion for the wall and all the other priorities and later make the deal with the Dems for DACA in exchange to the end to the chain migration and visa lottery.
This would be the real art of the deal!
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January 21st, 2018 @ 2:17 pm
Local media has been casually mentioning for months now that TN will soon be a blue state. There’s a reason for these illegals being shuttled to red states. This is a modern communist invasion that was put in place by the 0bama admin. If Trump signs DACA into law it will change our way of life forever.
January 21st, 2018 @ 2:25 pm
Surprise Surprise. FBI loses 5 months worth of test messages to and from Trump hating FBI employee Peter Strzok.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-texts-turned-over-fbi-agent-taken-off-161343170–politics.html
January 21st, 2018 @ 5:36 pm
This is amazing news, Orly where did you hear it? If it’s been covered by the MSM, I’ve missed it.
Also, some of my posts have not been showing up. More tampering?
January 21st, 2018 @ 9:18 pm
I wish President Trump would show some balls.. This vote is not about DACA, it’s about funding the govt. Vote on the bill to fund the govt.! It’s time to change the status quo. DACA is a separate issue. Let it die and call the Dems bluff. Otherwise this is a post nationalist state.
January 21st, 2018 @ 10:03 pm
Brillant….genial….
January 22nd, 2018 @ 5:34 am
Checkmate!
January 22nd, 2018 @ 11:52 am
Well, it appears that too many FAKE items are being published by the FAKERS…
Here’s one of them…
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/trump-willing-support-legal-status-dreamers-exchange-border-215000313–abc-news-topstories.html
But then, I read in another item that Trump doesn’t need to worry about this quid pro quo:
All he has to do is to get Mitchy to do the(51%-vote) on bills and then, leave Shumer and his shufflers high and dry!
January 22nd, 2018 @ 11:55 am
Trumper, don’t let these “Nattering Nabobs mess with you.
Your Legal Eagles need to keep track of what these closet nwo’s in Congress are trying to get the public to believe…
Like the item I just posted above.
January 23rd, 2018 @ 5:57 am
Nuclear option will still be used Feb 8. Trump has already discussed with weak spined McConnell. Looks like The people’s republic of California will be raising unemployment and taxes on everyone shortly.
January 23rd, 2018 @ 10:24 am
Schmuck Shumer pulls his border 2wall funding deal off the table. Lets go nuclear on that vote please!
January 23rd, 2018 @ 10:31 am
“… in order to give US citizenship to dreamers, aka future Democrats, the Dem party will have to give other concessions, such as the end of the visa lottery and the chain migration.”
These are essential. However, MORE important than a wall is MANDATORY E-verify for both employment and all welfare, rent, non-emergency health care, tuition and other public assistance!
January 23rd, 2018 @ 6:41 pm
This wasn’t a win.. I just found out today scum McConnell only got funding until Feb. 8.
We have to got through this again in couple weeks.
DACA = Democrats Against Citizens of America
Democrats, Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake are all traitors putting illegal aliens and foreigners ahead of U.S. citizens. They should be arrested and put on trial for sedition at the very least.
January 23rd, 2018 @ 7:04 pm
When have the democraps compromised with republicans when they are in power? For goodness sake, we control the three branches and the GOP can’t do anything, unless is by the hand of Pres. Trump. Screw the democraps just like they told us in 2008. Which compromises did they made with the GOP for 8 years? Zero, non, zip. Pres. Trump better be using his mojo to dupe the democraps and the RINOS on DACA or the GOP is going to disfranchise a lot of the base who my not show at the polls on election date. Why in hell do we have a Constitution which is applied only when it’s to the convenience of the elitists? No to DACA or Trump loses my vote.