Lee Hopes to Use Nuclear Option to Repeal Obamacare

[DonViejo]

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) announced that “he plans to use a complicated procedural maneuver known as the nuclear option to repeal the Affordable Care Act with just 51 votes,” the Washington Post reports.

“Democrats famously used the strategy in 2013 to break a Republican blockade of President Obama’s nominees to fill judicial openings. Now Lee wants to use the partisan procedure get rid of Obamacare.”

“It’s unclear whether Lee’s gambit will work — but if it does, there are likely 51 senators who would vote to repeal Obama’s signature domestic achievement. The issue is whether such language can get a vote on the Senate floor to begin with.”

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http://politicalwire.com/2015/07/25/lee-hopes-to-use-nuclear-option-to-repeal-obamacare/

[MineralMan]

1. Unless they can override a Presidential veto, it's useless.

And they know that. Since there aren't enough votes to override, they're just pandering to the moronic RWNJ base with this.

They've been trying to do that since Obamacare happened. They'll keep right on trying, because the idiot wing of the Republican Party wants them to, and it will mean votes.

It's bullshit!