Hey, GOP: Senate Parliamentarian Isn’t Binding

Hey, GOP: Senate Parliamentarian Isn’t Binding


Important newsflash for the Senate GOP: the recommendations of the woke Senate parliamentarian, who is trying to ensure that absolutely no financial reform is enacted, are not binding.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said he’s not going to challenge the outrageous decisions of the Senate Parliamentarian, and no doubt he’d like you to believe there’s no option otherwise. That is simply untrue. There are multiple ways of overruling the unelected Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s decisions. As voters, it’s very important we understand the legal realities of our system and not give our elected representatives a pass just because they claimed helplessness.

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As The Washington Examiner explained, “The parliamentarian is merely a staffer who serves at the discretion of the Senate; any suggested

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