Actually, it goes well beyond that this time. Peter Orszag, Obama’s budget director, is threatening a scenario in which Republicans would be stricken of their filibuster power. It’s called the “reconciliation” process and would mean that major legislation would require just a simple majority to pass.

The White House budget director said Tuesday that the Obama administration may take advantage of a rarely used congressional rule that would strip Republicans of their filibuster power to get some controversial proposals through the Senate by simple majorities.

Peter Orszag told reporters that the White House would prefer not to use the “reconciliation” process, which allows measures to pass on simple majority votes, a tactic that’s being considered for global-warming and health-care proposals.

But he added that the rule has been used on controversial tax bills going back to Ronald Reagan. “We’re not taking it off the table,” he said.

Yep, and Republicans wanted to do this for judicial confirmations back in 2005. The Democratic response? Outrage and threats to basically shut down Congress. Republicans abanoned the plan.

But now Congressional Democrats have a majority and have found a virtue in applying the procedure not only to confirmations but to legislation. Suddenly the filibuster is bad and should be stopped through the “reconciliation” process. Suddenly this is okey dokey now that The One wants to pass his massive government expansions.

If Democrats do actually follow through on this threat, Republicans should be as obstructionist as possible. That legislation Obama and the Pelosicrats want passed? Force it to be read in its entirety. Voice votes? Gone. Use every procedure possible to bring Congress to a screeching halt. In fact, America might be better off in that scenario.

Via Hot Air.