Elections have consequences, nuke the filibuster

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I think the incoming GOP Senate should nuke the filibuster once and for all. Americans need to learn elections have consequences.

It would also make the majority party more accountable to voters because you can no longer pass the buck to your opponents when you fail to pass the legislation your constituents want.

It's already essentially finished, they've all but eliminated it before the last congress for everything short of SCOTUS nominations and it makes no sense for that to be heeded now. I think it would be preferable to not do away with it completely, I think Trump will be able to leverage Democratic votes on a number of issues and will have help on the way in 2018 so 60 votes for cloture I don't think will be that impossible of a task. Democrats obviously are now having a lot of issues in their own caucus, it doesn't seem like they will change in any meaningful way nor will they be making an effort to broaden their appeal so it should be easy to take advantages of the cracks in their coalition. Most of this country hates Pelosi, I don't think they're going to like Schumer, the DNC would be absolutely nuts to name Keith Ellison as their head, there are going to be Democrats in the middle of the country looking to buck their party establishment and to differentiate themselves from the leadership.

I don't like Schumer either, because he was big in pushing FATCA and citizenship-based taxation. I hope the GOP holds to their promise to get rid of both policies in their platform and the Dems don't filibuster it.

Anyway, things needing doing include health care access, improved public transit, and eventually making sure Americans can compete with workers from other countries in being able to measure, the area in education Americans are the weakest vis-a-vis the rest of the world. Americans being unreliable in measurement has caused at least one manufacturer to offshore:

http://www.republican-eagle.com/opinion ... ufacturing

Democrats seem hard spun to double down on the establishment of their party which has made no efforts to appeal to the middle of the country, Tim Ryan spoke some sense in his leadership run but most elected democrats disagree apparently. Democrats have written off most of the electorate, they only try to appeal to their targeted 'identity groups' and corporate donors. Schumer is better than a mafia thug like Harry Reid but he's still somebody who's name will soon become synonymous with out-of-touch DC liberal elitists, Keith Ellison will be the gift that keeps on giving if the DNC is stupid enough to make that decision, I can already see the attack ads in my head. Dems still seem shell shocked at this time, the DNC can either embrace populism(not 'social justice') or be run over by it.

Jacoby,

Yeah, the Dems pushed the Partnership to Build America Act which would bribe corporations to bring money home and let them dictate what infrastructure builds.

Meanwhile, the IRS is harassing our expats living abroad just trying to make an honest living and save up for retirement, and unlike the GOP, Dems have shown no willingness to help or even acknowledge the problem exists. I've tried communicating with my Dem Congressman about this, but either he doesn't respond or changes the subject.

Meanwhile, Rep. Chris Matthews and Sen. Rand Paul, both Reps, look set to hold hearings on providing relief this January or February.