I said bill. You are correct, she did put it up as a Simple Resolution.You never said bill. However I stand by my statement that your wording is a mischaracterization of what happened in this case.
If I change the wording from Bill to Simple Resolution, I am not sure that there is any marked difference.
From the Bills & Resolutions page on house.gov:
What McConnell did was to present that same resolution as a Joint Resolution in the Senate.Official Explanation on the Bills & Resolutions Page said:Simple ResolutionsA matter concerning the operation of either the House of Representatives or Senate alone is initiated by a simple resolution. A resolution affecting the House of Representatives is designated “H.Res.” followed by its number. They are not presented to the President for action.
From Bills & Resolutions on senate.gov:
I get it, the simple resolution doesn't have nearly the weight of the joint resolution, which can be placed on the presidents desk for signature. I understand that what McConnell did was political theater. I am just not sure that it is any more political theater than what AOC and the Democrats did with putting up a simple resolution, realizing that those same people who are having problems parsing the difference between a bill and a resolution (myself included) are probably the same types of people who have trouble parsing the difference between a simple resolution in the house and a joint resolution in the Senate.Bills & Resolutions on senate.gov said:Joint Resolution: Designated "S. J. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, with one exception it requires the approval of both chambers and is submitted (just as a bill) to the president for possible signature into law. The one exception is that joint resolutions are used to propose constitutional amendments. These resolutions require a two-thirds affirmative vote in each house but are not submitted to the president; they become effective when ratified by three-quarters of the States.
At the end of the day, two people put up two different types of resolutions in two different bodies of Congress knowing that neither would get a vote.
I absolutely loathe McConnell, and what he does and represents is abhorrent to me. But I just don't think saying that "THOSE GUYS ARE SO DIRTY" in this case just seems like a failure to recognize that politics is all about appearances. McConnell just intercepted the Hail Mary, ran it back, and planted the flag in the other teams logo at center field. They got outplayed.
Edit: For the record I don't think that the GND is bad. I also do think that it should be of utmost priority. But to be willfully ignorant of the situation in Washington just because McConnell is a big meanie isn't going to do me or the left any good. They need to get just as savvy at managing public perception. The GOP is a master of messaging. The Democrats have sucked at it and continually get wrecked.
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