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The Constitution is the #SupremeLaw of the United States, right?
Federal statutes that contradict the Constitution are #VOID, right?
Federal statutes that contradict the Constitution are #VOID, right?
So, when a Senator complains that she can't vote on a rescue bill because the Budget Reconciliation Act essentially requires support by 3/5ths of Senators, she/he is playing you for a fool.
The only thing that stops @SenateGOP from voting on the #GOP rescue #phase3 plan is the phantasm known as the Byrd rule, embodied in the Budget Reconciliation Act.
But, guess what:
A statute that contravenes the Constitution is VOID.
But, guess what:
A statute that contravenes the Constitution is VOID.
