Mark Levin was ranting about this today, with his dictatorship theme. I had to hear what he would say about it.
In 2006 the SAME Levin was demanding that the GOP Senate majority do nearly exactly what Reid did, end filibuster for judges with a simple majority vote.
His rational?? Filibustering judges meaning with less than 51 is unconstitutional.(its in his book too)
Obama takes over and then Levin demands that GOP do what he used to say was unconstitutional.
Gets better :He points out how Dems dont feel shame for flipping 180 degrees on this.
Very true. According to Levin, the Nuclear Option is pure dictatorship if the RATs do it, but the constitutional option and necessary if the GOP does it. (unfortunately for him, the GOP didn't have the balls to do it)
I'm seeing a similar double standard from Levin and his followers when it comes to amending the Constitution. Aside from the bill of rights, if anyone else amends the constitution (especially in the last 100 years), it "destroys our Republic" because "the founders" knew what they were doing in 1789 and set up the "perfect system of checks and balances" that we DARE not EVER alter because the founders were infallible and KNEW what was best for us in 2013. Of course, if Levin and his fans want to amend the constitution and change the way the federal government is setup and functions after 225 years with their "liberty amendments", it's necessary AND prudent because the founding fathers "COULDN'T foresee the tyranny of the federal government in 2013".
The whole thing is a pile of sh*t, period.