Br’er Rabbit posted:Why can't Republicans pass any legislation? They have total power and have had for a year? Why don't Republicans address issues , now?
Please recheck your sources and information as you are incorrect. Republicans do not have TOTAL unchecked and filibuster-proof majority power as the Democrats had. Democrats had that kind of power and Republicans have not and have had to deal with Democratic filibusters. In order to have the power advantage that Democrats had Republicans would have had to have in excess of 60 Senate seats. When Democrats had less than the filibuster-busting majority Harry Reid altered the Senate Rules to make 51 Votes a majority. Harry Reid changed the rules in other words to favor their side. The Republicans have never done that even though Trump has urged Mitch McConnell to do so. Republicans have had instances where they have shot their own selves (as the Democrats have done) in the foot by not passing the Obamacare repeal legislation as requested by Donald Trump. Yes, there were Republican holdouts that detested Trump such as Flake and McCain that the Democrats didn't have to contend with. Democrats had none of the detractors, within their party, that the Republicans are dealing with yet even with their Majorities where they could have run rough shot over the Republicans they did nothing toward all those ills that they identify as problems needing to be fixed.
You need to check those facts before making those kinds of statements because I think you are wrong.
Again:
1) Republicans never had the filibuster-proof 60+ vote majority and majority proof in House along with the Whtie House. They have had to deal with the Democrats who could stop legislation due to their numbers alone.
2) Democrats had those majorities in Obama's first term in the House and Senate as well as holding the Executive branch. TOTAL control.
3) Lastly, when Democrats did not hold the Senate Majority they changed the rules to allow them to rule, iron-fisted, through reconciliation with a 51 vote majority rather than the 60+ Majority that the rules said all along they needed. Republicans haven't done this although Harry Reid did set the precedent and Donald Trump has urged Mitch McConnel to do just that in order to pass the Republicans agenda that the Democrats have 100% opposed and suppressed.
If I am wrong please cite the times that Republicans have held that kind of power that the Democrats held and when the Republicans changed the rules as Harry Reid did?