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Crocodile tears on the part of the Dems. When they were the minority the last time they used the filibuster pretty frequently themselves. Although I think it is reprehensible on the part of BOTH parties how the use of the filibuster has exploded in the last 20 years.
marg6043
reply to post by xuenchen
Including muslims with ties to the muslim brotherhood like he has done since he took office and had surrounded himself with, Muslim judges in Americas courts very soon, sadly California already have one.
Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said in a 2008 interview that as long as he was the Senate Majority Leader, the nuclear option would never happen under his watch.
“As long as I am the Leader, the answer’s no,” he said. “I think we should just forget that. That is a black chapter in the history of the Senate. I hope we never, ever get to that again because I really do believe it will ruin our country.
Reid railed against Republicans who fought for the measure, saying it would lead to a unicameral legislature and that the U.S. Senate was purposefully set up by the Founding Fathers to have different rules than the House of Representatives. Such a measure like the nuclear option, he said, would “change our country forever.”
BobM88
reply to post by Aleister
LMAO....
Oh, hell, you're serious aren't you? A long time ago. 5 years is a long time? Or is this just the spin machine's response to pointing out the obvious hypocrisy?
Aleister
BobM88
reply to post by Aleister
LMAO....
Oh, hell, you're serious aren't you? A long time ago. 5 years is a long time? Or is this just the spin machine's response to pointing out the obvious hypocrisy?
A long time in political speak is a week, you know that. When Obama was Senator the Senate did not try to enforce policy by blocking everything Bush was doing. Obama's experience with the filibuster is vastly different than any other U.S. administration has ever faced before.
Aleister
reply to post by xuenchen
Obama was Senator a long time ago, when the filibuster wasn't used very often. The experience he's had with the Republicans opposing everything he tried to do has taught him a valuable lesson, and the finger to be pointed for causing the nuclear option to occur points straight at the GOP.
Aleister
reply to post by BobM88
Yes, the blocked Bush judges set off the discussions, and the solution was the "Gang of 14" or whatever number it was, who were supposed to support most judges and were only going to block ones which were obviously radical. That's why the Republicans never lit up the option. But then that agreement went south when Obama was elected, and the rest leads up to what happened today.
My purpose in putting up a thread was to alert ATS to the breaking news, not to indulge in an echo chamber.