Time to Retire the Filibuster [NYT Editorial 1-1-95] (A must read)

US Congressional Record ^ | 1-1-1995 | ??

[OXENinFLA]

What have we proved? That the NYT are partisan hacks? Like we haven't known all along!

Go read what HARKIN said about it. LINK

[SengirV]

Can you post a link to the actual material posted here? The one you supplied was no specific enough.

I'd LOVE to shove this in some dems faces, but I need to supply a link.

[Cicero]

This is too funny. I know many senators have reversed themselves, Byrd especially, but I didn't recall this Times editorial.

Somebody should send it to Limbaugh and Drudge.

My head was REALLY spinning until I noted the date. But still. Good grief.

[Arkie2]

Great find! I'd love to see their latest squeal about the nasty Republicans attempts to do away with the filibuster in only the narrow issue of confirming judges. It would be a hoot to compare and contrast. LOL!

[feedback doctor]

Has anyone emailed this (what is in the link)to Harkin?

[clintonh8r]

Lefties always want it (and usually get it) both ways....

[OXENinFLA]

Go to this one.

"AMENDING PARAGRAPH 2 OF RULE XXV (Senate - January 04, 1995)"

Thomas links are funny....they expire after time.

[Right_in_Virginia]

BIG BTTT!!! ;^)

[MarineBrat]

Ping to pile on and laugh later!

[Libertarian444]

Absolutely, utter, barenaked shilling partisanship for the Democratic Party by the New York Times on display for the whole world to see. Good work.

Hey, Pinch. You are sooooo busted.....

[torchthemummy]

"One unpleasant and unforeseen consequence has been to make the filibuster easy to invoke and painless to pursue. Once a rarely used tactic reserved for issues on which senators held passionate convictions, the filibuster has become the tool of the sore loser, dooming any measure that cannot command the 60 required votes."

First of all, great find. Kudos! Second, they are correct that the old-school all-nighter filibusters are a thing of the past. Third, they are obviously looking at this through the prism of a year after getting spanked. Fourth, since the new-school of filibustering now reigns the "easy to invoke and painless to pursue" line is also true. The main difference here is that they are bitching about an enumerated filibuster vs. an unenumerated and precedent-making beast.

It goes without saying that if one was to confront a liberal with this article namecalling would immediately follow.

[niteowl77]

Now THAT is good! Bill Frist could stand up there in the rotunda and give credit to Dungheap Harkin as the father of the "atomic option." Given his politics, he's more of an Oppenheimer or a Fuchs than an Einstein or Fermi, but why quibble?

(FWIW, some years ago, Dunga Dim co-wrote a dreary book on nuclear warfare, so it's all the more amusing).

Oh, the humanity!

[Gucho]

PING...


Bump--Thank you.

[OXENinFLA]

Can I get a Dittohead ping?

I'm sure you'll find this interesting.

[FormerACLUmember]

The only real Sore Losers:

[Mo1]

*snicker*

I just love moments like this :0)

[Born Conservative]

[Mo1]

Ping A Ling :0)

[prairiebreeze]

Mwahahahaaa! Shaking my head here....:^P

[PogySailor]

Bump!