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  • GO NUCLEAR! (Response to NRO Editorial)

    12/15/2004 11:23:35 PM PST · by Lancey Howard · 136 replies · 2,461+ views
    16 December 04 | Lancey Howard
    The editors at National Review Online have opined that the Republicans must resist the temptation to change the Senate rules (which Republican Senators believe they can do by a simple majority) to prevent filibusters of judicial nominees. This threat to change the rules has been referred to as the "nuclear option". (The NRO editorial and the accompanying Free Republic thread can be found HERE.) The NRO editors believe that it would be wiser for Republicans to play the "Democrats are obstructionists" card during the political campaign season and hope that the folks who comprise the malleable "middle" (the clueless "undecideds"...