Mitch McConnell is a tory, ready to finish killing off an important role of Congress and hand it over to Barack Obama. In case you haven't heard, Senator McConnell wants to give Obama power to the purse strings our Constitution clearly gives to Congress.
McConnell's plan is to give Barack Obama the power to raise the debt ceiling without a simple majority in Congress. I'm not kidding.
With spending happy Obama overseeing over $4 trillion in new debt in just over two years in office, McConnell thinks it's a good idea to hand more Congressional power to Obama. From Politico:
Senate Republicans are actively pursuing a new plan under which the debt ceiling would grow in three increments over the remainder of this Congress unless lawmakers approve a veto-proof resolution of disapproval.
In effect lawmakers would be surrendering the very power of approval that the GOP has used to force the debt crisis now. But by taking the disapproval route, Republicans can shift the onus more onto the White House and Democrats since a two-thirds majority will be needed to stop any increase that President Barack Obama requests.
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