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To: JulieRNR21
Graham says he could vote to end the filibuster in the future.

Did he say what "future" meant? The deal takes it off the table for this senate term.

893 posted on 05/23/2005 5:25:23 PM PDT by Torie (Constrain rogue state courts; repeal your state constitution)
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To: Torie

Graham says he could vote to end the filibuster in the future.
Did he say what "future" meant? The deal takes it off the table for this senate term.




I got the sense that he meant that he would do it if the Dems don't live up to the DEAL.


956 posted on 05/23/2005 5:33:34 PM PDT by JulieRNR21 (Tell Senators to stop judicial filibuster....using FREE number: 1-877-762-8762)
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To: Torie
The deal takes it off the table for this senate term.

Does it?

"Nominees should only be filibustered under extraordinary circumstances, and each signatory must use his or her own discretion and judgment in determining whether such circumstances exist."

"In light of the spirit and continuing commitments made in this agreement, we commit to oppose the rules changes in the 109th Congress, which we understand to be any amendment to or interpretation of the Rules of the Senate that would force a vote on a judicial nomination by means other than unanimous consent or Rule XXII."

Seems to this layman that when the Dems start to filibuster, if the GOP members decide that it isn't an 'extraordinary circumstance', then they are no longer committed to opposing rule changes. Am I wrong?

1,064 posted on 05/23/2005 5:46:08 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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