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Originally Posted by BroncoBeavis
Yeah, you're right, the way it should work is the House should just keep passing random **** until Harry likes what he sees well enough to take a break from his busy lobbyist fundraising schedule to start twisting arms. And they shall call it "Good Government"
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/freee...tary-procedure
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It is true that the Senate can pass a budget resolution with a simple majority vote. But for that budget resolution to take effect, it must have either the cooperation of the house, or at least 60 votes in the Senate... So yes, the Senate could pass a budget resolution, but without the cooperation of the house or 60 votes, that resolution would not take effect; it would be an empty gesture.
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So when a majority of the House and enough Senators to prevent a budget from taking effect have refused to increase taxes for any reason, exactly what budget do you expect would pass?