In Texas, a judge ruled DACA unlawful. In D.C., Democrats' ability to pass immigration reform through reconciliation rests in the hands of the Senate parliamentarian. As @MehdiRHasan notes, that means the fate of 600,000+ people could be decided by two people nobody elected.

Jul 19, 2021 · 12:08 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
I think you meant, “rests in the hands of @SenSchumer who can hire/fire the parliamentarian”. Don’t enable Dems hiding behind what they control.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Comprehensive #immigrationreformNow for ALL 11+ million. For the DACA Kids. For their parents. For TPS holders. For farm workers. For ESSENTIAL workers. Congress needs to pass the United States Immigration reform Act of 2021. Now.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
The next Speaker of the House and second in the line of succession to the Presidency could be someone nobody elected.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
This is disheartening. I'm wishing this year that our president had wider-ranging powers. This constant obstacle course, almost always detrimental to the general welfare, is very dispiriting. Democracy is not meant to be blocked by chokeholds from selfish iinterests.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Can the parliamentarian's directions be ignored (or overridden by the Majority Leader?
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
2 Legit questions, why a Parliamentarian, others countries don’t have them and I worry that even if a Bull passed, couldnt SCOTUS just knock it down?
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Oh that’s just an excuse. They can be fired.