While we were having our popcorn parties..congress guts Dodd Frank

[Le Gaucher]

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5939af49e4b0c5a35c9d91d8?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

WASHINGTON ― While much of the political world was watching the fallout from former FBI Director James Comey’s Senate testimony Thursday, House Republicans were jamming through a bill that would largely gut the financial regulations in Dodd-Frank, the landmark banking legislation passed in 2010 after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

But instead of quietly sneaking the legislation through, Republicans were loudly touting the bill ― which passed, 233-186, with all Democrats and one Republican (Walter Jones of North Carolina) voting no ― as a major victory.

[Orrex]

1. Question: What might we have done to stop this?

Answer: Absolutely nothing.


But every time Repubs pass a shitty piece of legislation, we can look forward to someone scolding us for failing to be vigilant about it.

[JHB]

2. If all the Dems voted against it and the Republicans engaged...

...in their usual Soviet-grade lockstep, just what would have been changed by a lack of "popcorn parties"?

[Le Gaucher]

8. Awareness ..a small number of voters in the middl would have perhaps paid attention.

[Miles Archer]

3. And this is how it will continue as long as Trump is in office

He provides a distraction for Ryan and McConnell while they carry out their agendas.

Anyone who's just waking up to that hasn't been paying attention.

[Scurrilous]

4. The gutting will have to wait until the Senate acts.

So....

[NCTraveler]

5. Good job keeping Dems together Pelosi.

The senate is where our biggest stand must be.

[Demsrule86]

6. It has to get through the Senate.

And what did folks think would happen if they gave keys to the GOP...an email server...oh the horror.

[Vinca]

7. They would do it whether we were eating popcorn or not.

Unless many Republicans suddenly turn to Democrats, the country is screwed until the next election. It's a foregone conclusion the GOP will demolish the economy. It's a pattern. Then Dems are elected for the clean-up.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. The "House" alone is NOT "Congress"

their mess is DOA in the Senate.