Lock in the funding now
Greg Sargent offers advice for Democrats in the lame duck session. The time to prevent Republican-MAGA-insurrectionist chaos in the House is now. Political scientist Jonathan Bernstein calls this a “crazyproofing agenda.” (Who might he mean by that?)
Sargent offers details. But it’s Saturday and Tropical Depression Nicole has blown through, so here are just the bullet points:
- Defuse future debt ceiling crises
- Reduce the risk of a stolen presidential election
- Avert chaotic gridlock on immigration
- Prevent defunding of aid to Ukraine
- Protect investigations of Trump
There are any number of crazy proposals a majority GOP House might advance in January. The time to “head ’em off at the pass,” so to speak, is now.
“The lame-duck Congress should do everything they can to lock in funding” for the last two bullets, advises Norm Ornstein. The first two are no-brainers, says Sargent.
Not that he meant anything by it.