Posted on 05/14/2005 9:08:29 AM PDT by FairOpinion
"The Senate gives a lot of power to individual Senators as well as the minority"
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And why weren't the Republicans using those rules, when they were in the minority for many years?!
They always want to be the "nice guys", forgetting the saying that "nice guys finish last". The Dems know this and take full advantage of the Republican wuss factor.
The holds don't even have to be public... a Senator can annonymously hold up a bill or nomination. Both parties do it. There was a resolution to stop that practice sponsored by Senators Lott and Byrd but I dont know what happened to it.
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