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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Does Obama's plan to possibly use a parliamentary procedure called reconciliation to pass his agenda ethical?

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&si...

March 18 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama may try to push through Congress a health-care overhaul, energy proposals and tax increases by using a partisan tactic that would thwart Republican efforts to block the measures.

The administration and congressional Democrats are debating whether to use a parliamentary procedure called reconciliation to advance some of the biggest items on the president’s agenda. The move would allow Democrats to approve plans to raise taxes by $1 trillion, create a cap-and-trade system to rein in greenhouse-gas emissions, and overhaul health care without a single Republican vote.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    No mama it is not only unethical, but tramples upon the founding father's document called the Constitution

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You bring a good argument with your information there, but It appears your picking and choosing facts here. Having read the linked article it actually appears your interpreting the opposite of what is really being brought to the table. There are no plans to raise taxes on people making less than $250,000/year. Which I agree is messed up but it is more justified than giving the wealthiest 5% a tax cut isn't it? Democrats in congress really do not reflect Barack Obama anymore though when you look at what they are doing. Nancy Pelosi openly goes against Bipartisanship as do many of the rest of the Democrats. There is an impossible situation in Washington with the childish actions of both Republicans and Democrats alike. I really dont understand why there isn't a law where there is 1 Republican and 1 Democrat from every state that would eliminate the problems in the Senate. And also have some guidance like that in the House as well.

  • Bryan
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I don't agree with this tactic being used by either side as it really thwarts the concept of representative leadership in general. Obama should be extremely careful in calling for this tactic to be used. Especially on issues which are seen as inflammatory by the general public. To make use of the tactic would once again demonstrate that he is not interested in bi-partisanship in the least. This administration is good at show but seriously lacking in actual substance. Note that another tax cheat was approved yesterday for a high cabinet position as Ron Kirk became the top trade adviser. So much for ethics.

  • webned
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    If used to push through legislation where the minority doesn't offer any meaningful input, but merely seeks to block proposals, it would not only be ethical but necessary to reflect the will of the voters. It is certainly as ethical as when Bush used the procedure, or to counter the prolonged litigation to delay as long as possible the seating of Senator Franken.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    From your own article:

    "The procedure was created 40 years ago as a way of making it easier for lawmakers to cut the federal budget deficit. It has been increasingly used in recent years to protect bills from partisan attacks. Former President George W. Bush employed the practice to muscle tax cuts through the Senate."

  • 1 decade ago

    At this point I say let them paint Obama's mural on the walls of Congress, the Lincoln Memorial, and the White House, and get it over with...so his CHANGE will be obvious to all. That way, 2010 will flush the Blue aisles and America will be returned to the Constitution.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is an oxymoron to use the term " ethical " and " Obama " in the same sentence.

    I would not be surprised if Obama's next plan entails using armed guards at the palace doors to deal with infidels and non-believers.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes

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