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  • Bobby Byrd on the nuclear option.[You have got to read what Byrd said today]

    03/01/2005 5:37:44 PM PST · by OXENinFLA · 120 replies · 2,148+ views
    RadioBlogger ^ | 3-01-05 | Robert Byrd
    For those who may not have seen it, Mr. Smith (Goes to Washington) is the fictional story of one young Senator's crusade against forces of corruption, and his lengthy filibuster, his lengthy filibuster for the values he hold dear. My how things have changed. These days, Mr. Smith would be called an obstructionist. Rumor has it that there is a plot on foot to curtail the right of extended debate in this hollowed chamber. Not in accordance with its rules, mind you, but by fiat from the Chair. Fiat from the Chair. The so-called nuclear option. Hear me! The so-called...