[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

He is nailing the DemonicRats....

[easonc52]

He is nailing the DemonicRats....

I'd say that where he stands is pretty clear...

[badgerbengal]

Are yellow and blue the official colors of Senate charts?

[Cboldt]

Anybody have a summary of the "Byrd Option" examples that Hatch cited? My first impression is that they are "weak" in that they represent lesser changes to procedural/praliamentary hurdles than changing the cloture hurdle represents.

One example was the "bundling" of a motion to enter executive session (which is not debatable) with a motion to proceed to a certain nominee (which could, before, be opposed by an objection). By bundling the move to executive session and the choice of nominee, Byrd avoided the stalling tactic of objecting to proceed on the nominee (an "all or nothing" objection, or at least one as to timing of taking up the nominee).

Are these examples all cited in the Gupta and Gold article?

http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlpp/Gold_Gupta_JLPP_article.pdf