Senate Committee Passes 'Nuclear Option' Filibuster Rule

CNSNews.com ^ | 6/24/03 | Jeff Johnson

[Howlin]

FYI.

[eddie willers]

Go Team!

[Dog Gone]

Daschle said Tuesday that he wished Republicans would not force the issue.

Which means that he's scared to death.

[votelife]

there's a nuclear war brewing, though my guess is no retirees before the election

[Dog Gone]

Anyone else think that this change will just bite us in the ass when it comes time for us to filibuster liberal judges?

Did we even try with Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

[Howlin]

I don't think so either, but we'll know for sure on Thursday.

[MJY1288]

Getting past the filabuster of the resolution will be tough, but I hope they succeed

[votelife]

any judge a Democrat appoints WILL be liberal. We can't filibuster everyone. So what if instead of a Ruth Bader we get a Steven Breyer. It's still bad. If we have to go nuke to get Justices confirmed, so be it.

[adam_az]

"How I learned to stop worrying about Daschle and love the Nuke!"

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping
& Bttt

[Satadru]

Have we forgotten Judge Pickering already? Wasn't he also filibustered?

[CyberAnt]

I agree - there have been rumors that some of the dems who are running for office next year are beginning to get nervous about all the obstruction against such a popular president - especially since that same president had a big win in their districts.

Even though it only takes 51 votes - did Frist already know he had 51 votes before they did this ...?? Or does he know he already had the 60 to break a filibuster ...?? I wonder if he would have gone nuclear without knowing.

[MonroeDNA]

"Anyone else think that this change will just bite us in the ass when it comes time for us to filibuster liberal judges? "

Pardon my ignorance, but when have the pubbies last filibustered a judge? 30 years?

They are not exactly known to play hardball.

[DannyTN]

"Anyone else think that this change will just bite us in the ass when it comes time for us to filibuster liberal judges?

Maybe, but I understand the Democrats are the ones who first did this lowering the requirement from 66 to 60 back in 1975. Since the technique has already been used, I don't see anything stopping the rats from lowering it again. So we might as well lower it ourselves and take advantage of it while we can.

[RightWhale]

when it comes time for us to filibuster liberal judges

We don't do that. We are gentlemen.

[El Gato]

What this article doesn't mention, but others have, is that the Democratic Senators on the committe took a lesson from Texas Chicken Dems, and didn't show up for the vote, not a one of them. Fortunately they had a quorum anyway. :)

[Floratina]

Notice that this nasty filibuster trick had never been tried by any Senate until this filthy bunch tried it on two of Bush's nominees. It just ain't right. Do we want to go that route in the future?