Senate GOP passes first step to REPEAL Obamacare overnight, libs FREAK OUT!

by SooperMexican

Senate Republicans struck a few nails into the heart of Obamacare in a late night vote, and liberals ain’t too happy about it.

From the Associated Press:

The Senate early Thursday passed a measure to take the first step forward on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, responding to pressure to move quickly even as Republicans and President-elect Trump grapple with what to replace it with.

The nearly party-line 51-48 vote came on a nonbinding Republican-backed budget measure that eases the way for action on subsequent repeal legislation as soon as next month.

“We must act quickly to bring relief to the American people,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Democrats protested, to no avail, as the Republicans just tackled them, held them down and forced them to slap themselves in the face while taunting, “why are you smacking yourself?!” repeatedly:

Senators were bleary-eyed as they walked quickly to the exits, wrapping up the final vote a little before 1:30 a.m.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the top Democrat who led the late-night fight against a repeal, said the protest could be a sign of things to come as the fight stretches on.

“I think it’s important for this country to know this was not a usual thing, this is a day which lays the groundwork for 30 million people to be thrown off their health insurance,” Sanders said. “And if that happens, many of these people will die.”

Even more awesome is that the first step is to vote to make the final repeal subject to a plain majority instead of 60 votes – the exact process that Obamacare was rammed down Americans’ throats in the first place:

Thursday’s Senate procedural vote will set up special budget rules that will allow the repeal vote to take place with a simple majority in the 100-member Senate, instead of the 60 votes required to move most legislation.

That means Republicans, who control 52 seats, can push through repeal legislation without Democratic cooperation. They’re also discussing whether there are some elements of a replacement bill that could get through at the same time with a simple majority. But for many elements of a new health care law, Republicans are likely to need 60 votes and Democratic support, and at this point the two parties aren’t even talking.

And THAT means much of the same lesson as with Obama’s unconstitutional executive action on amnesty – if you pass crap without bipartisan support, you risk being completely undermined when power flips to the other side! What bitter irony.

C’mon, that’s pretty sweet.

Unless you’re a whiny liberal:

Well, not really, but keep freaking out, it’s enjoyable to watch.

Oh no, poor Dems were drowned out from their crybaby whining, boo hoo:

Seriously? What kind of raging moron actually believes this drivel? LOL!!

Ahh, liberal tears are so fun. Thanks for the laughs, guys!! Next time, don’t nominate the worst candidate ever to run in place of a charismatic black guy, OK? LOL!


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