Too many Democrats seem resigned to the notion that, since they don’t have the 60 votes needed to end Senate debate, their options on Iraq are limited. But the truth is, Democrats have all the votes they need to stop the war — if they are willing to use the power given them by the Constitution to block any supplemental funding bill that doesn’t includes a deadline for bringing the troops home. The prerogative to bring a funding bill to the House floor rests entirely with the majority — which, in case Democrats have forgotten, is theirs. As for Senate Democrats, they would only have to find 41 votes to block the supplemental funding bill. I’m sorry for this refresher in Congressional Power 101, but Democratic leaders seem to need it.
October 27, 2007 7:21 AM
