In 2013, Democrats approved a major rule change in the Senate called the “nuclear option.” Under this adjustment, judgeships and Cabinet appointments would only need 51 votes to be approved, though Supreme Court picks and legislation still needs the 60 votes to avoid a filibuster.
Now that Barack Obama and the Democrats are no longer in charge, the left is suddenly beginning to regret their decision. This is exactly what Democratic strategist Maria Cardona warned on CNN in 2013: “There’s no question we could come one day to regret this.”
Well, it seems that many are complaining today, despite celebrating the move three years ago as the Washington Free Beacon points out in the video embedded below:
This is why libertarians, and perhaps conservatives, want the smallest government as possible. For instance, the executive branch has been immensely expanded under President Obama without any concerns uttered by his political party, the media or the left. Now that Donald Trump will be president in 10 days, his opposition is suddenly complaining about the power of the presidency. You should never want the president to have large powers, despite what letter stands next to their name.
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