The Political Implications of the Democrats Flipping the House

The Midterm Election, those three words bring the end times for politicians in the U.S Capitol. Senators and Representatives from all sides pray they don’t lose their seat, or at least don’t lose to a rival party. From the beginning of 2016, the GOP has held the Capitol for two whole years. This time they lost something that could impact their agenda and the currently sitting GOP President. They lost the House. With the loss of the House, the GOP can lose funding for major decisions like the Health Care Act and could put some key plans that President Trump orders dead in their tracks.

The Democrats won a whopping 39 seats (After the recount of votes in New Mexico, previously it was 38), flipping the House from Republican to Democrat. By doing this, the Democrats has eliminated the possibility of total Republican domination in the elected government. For example, if a bill was proposed that favors Republicans then the House can vote no. Making the bill die in committee. However there is something they can do that is a more present danger to the presidency, the House can ask for investigations. From Russian interference to tax returns, the mostly Democrat House can launch investigations and a variety of other things. It has been confirmed that multiple Democrat Representatives want to see President Trump’s tax returns, as they suspect unwise spending from the executive branch. They are also planning to rework laws into their favor, like gun control and the Border Wall funding. But the House could be the final chip in the shoulder for President Trump, for they could impeach him.

The process of impeachment starts at the House, which the Democrats own, and if they win a two-thirds majority then it gets sent to the Senate overseen by the Chief Justice. Then the President and his many lawyers must make a viable defense. If everything goes to the Democrats’ way, they get an impeachment and the Vice President resumes power. There is a rather large “but” however, as it will most like never reach the Senate and the Republicans know this. The Democrats have made promises to pass important bills, lower healthcare costs, stopping tax cuts, and etc. The Republicans argue that if they focus on the process of impeachment, then they will never live up on their promises.

It isn’t such a surprise that the Democrats won the house, historically the House has been usually swung into the Democrats’ favor. With their 234 seats vs 199 GOP seats, it’s safe to say that they will dominate the house until the next election. Even though the GOP still owns the Senate with 53 seats against 47, Supreme Court, and the Presidency. I still believe that by controlling the House could potentially change the course of President Trump’s term, either by refusing to fund his projects and plans or by simply asking for his tax returns. We shall have to wait and see what the future has in store for us.