I’ll bookmark this. It’s in the BBB and will pass. But I can’t remember when you had something right.
Originally Posted by bambino
The parliamentarian has been pulling crap out of that bill since it made its way past the house. Not surprising if you have a majority and Trump has some sort of magical spell he puts over top of the GOP followers in there. But the majority of the little spicy things he added, those are not going to get pased on, but thrown out. The infamous Byrd bath is doing what it's supposed to do.
The way they challenge it is in a meeting with the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough. Because the OBBB is being administered under budget reconciliation, there are strict rules governing what can and cannot be passed while qualifying for a straight majority vote, so Democrats lack the numbers to block it. In most cases, the parliamentarian looks at whether provisions have a purely budgetary purpose, rather than policy dressed up as a budget item. (This is known as the Byrd Rule)
Chopping out lots of Bologna such as million dollar bonds for anyone challenging laws, the ability for non-ice officials to arrest ppl, changes in policy to keep the executive office from being sued, or the eliminations of things like consumer protections - a snake oil salesman's wet dream - all going to be cut from this BBB