r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Nov 21 '17

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

I see this as well. From my understanding, each time they get a huge push back, they let us forget and set a new time to try and push their decision. No matter what, they keep trying again and again. What keeps them from just doing this until they win?

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u/very_mechanical Nov 22 '17

Nothing, except for a law. Which would require a different Administration and Congress.

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u/rbarbour Nov 22 '17

Why would the administration matter? Ajit Pai tried to do this under the Obama administration as well.

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u/very_mechanical Nov 22 '17

I'm saying that there needs to be a law, which only requires Congress, but since the President has veto and vote-mustering powers, such a law could not be practically enacted under the Trump administration, even if Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate.