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"If the chair, as planned, rules that the point of order is correct, a simple majority of the full Senate—which the Republicans have—could uphold his ruling, effectively changing Senate rules to force simple up-or-down majority votes on nominations. Filibusters would be eliminated for presidential nominations, period."

So what are they waiting for? Do they think for a minute that the RATs wouldn't use this option if the situation were reversed?

FOL, we are definitely gonna need that RAT Whacker.

44 posted on 11/14/2003 4:47:24 PM PST by sweetliberty ("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")

FOL, we are definitely gonna need that RAT Whacker.

Hey, I like THIS RAT Whacker! The only thing that would make this picture better would be to see the whacker about 16" lower...

How about some Rat B Gon?

53 posted on 11/14/2003 6:30:26 PM PST by FatherOfLiberty (Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.)