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To: yoe
RE :”The rule of law has been replaced in Washington by “yes we can.” The events we witnessed Thursday in the Senate, that is Majority Leader Harry Reid's success at invoking the so-called ‘nuclear option,’ stripping the minority party of its primary power to block nominations, have become a stunning capstone to what has been already a steady erosion of a government of laws down to a sort of semi-political banana republic.”

Come on Pat, there is no law that says the Senate must honor a filibuster. Its a tradition not law.
Each house makes it own rules, controlled by majority.

Power grab yes, illegal no

15 posted on 11/22/2013 10:51:42 AM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
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To: sickoflibs

Not illegal, just illustrative of the current attitude of “we’ll get rid of any Constitution, law, regulation, or rule that’s in our way, and damn the consequences!”


20 posted on 11/22/2013 10:56:58 AM PST by kevkrom (It's not "immigration reform", it's an "amnesty bill". Take back the language!)
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