Devil's advocacy: in my opinion, the best thing a Republican house, senate and presidency can do is nothing and deciding to amend a bill with "and also let's fire Jerry from HUD" is pretty much a guarantee of that. This isn't The Repubicans as a united force of evil, this is random straggly-ass Tea Party Shitheads deciding that they are now The Authoritah and as far as I can tell, the only plausible effect other than gridlock is a minor uptick in new Democratic-leaning lobbyists.The use of the rule would not be simple; a majority of the House and the Senate would still have to approve any such amendment. At the same time, opponents and supporters agree that the work of 2.1 million civil servants, designed to be insulated from politics, is now vulnerable to the whims of elected officials.