Republicans Use Arcane Political Tactic

“Republicans have settled on their procedural weapon of selection for this Congress — and so they have it skilled squarely on Democrats anxious about their 2024 prospects,” the New York Times stories.

“Twice up to now week, Republicans scored wins and divided Democrats by using an arcane maneuver generally known as a decision of disapproval to take purpose at insurance policies that they oppose and see as political vulnerabilities for Democrats, utilizing the measures to amplify their message.”

“The most important victory got here on Thursday, when President Biden advised Senate Democrats that he would signal a Republican-led decision blocking the District of Columbia’s new felony code if it reached his desk. It was a reversal from his earlier opposition and a frank acknowledgment that Republicans had gotten the higher of Democrats on the hot-button subject of violent crime.”

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