And another one rides the bus......
Jun. 19th, 2013 11:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osodecanelaThis morning Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined fellow Republican Senators Kirk of Illinois and Portman of Ohio in endorsing marriage equality. Senator Murkowski, welcome on board!
If my count is correct, that brings the total in the Senate in support back to 55. It went down one with the recent death of Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Given the gridlock that is Congress, while 55 is good, in the absence of a super majority, nothing is likely to happen in the Senate, and as long as the House sits in Republican hands, even if something passes through the Senate, it's got nowhere to go. The House is too busy trying to pass abortion bans, and repeal Obamacare to deal with anything else.
Cynical? Me? Nope. Just pissed off.
If my count is correct, that brings the total in the Senate in support back to 55. It went down one with the recent death of Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Given the gridlock that is Congress, while 55 is good, in the absence of a super majority, nothing is likely to happen in the Senate, and as long as the House sits in Republican hands, even if something passes through the Senate, it's got nowhere to go. The House is too busy trying to pass abortion bans, and repeal Obamacare to deal with anything else.
Cynical? Me? Nope. Just pissed off.
