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Time to Retire the Filibuster [NYT Editorial 1-1-95] (A must read)
US Congressional Record ^
| 1-1-1995
| ??
Posted on 04/27/2005 5:16:17 PM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: The Great Yazoo
What have we proved? That the NYT are partisan hacks? Like we haven't known all along!Go read what HARKIN said about it. LINK
To: OXENinFLA
Can you post a link to the actual material posted here? The one you supplied was no specific enough.
I'd LOVE to shove this in some dems faces, but I need to supply a link.
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:32:29 PM PDT
by
SengirV
To: OXENinFLA
This is too funny. I know many senators have reversed themselves, Byrd especially, but I didn't recall this Times editorial.
Somebody should send it to Limbaugh and Drudge.
My head was REALLY spinning until I noted the date. But still. Good grief.
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:35:26 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: OXENinFLA
Great find! I'd love to see their latest squeal about the nasty Republicans attempts to do away with the filibuster in only the narrow issue of confirming judges. It would be a hoot to compare and contrast. LOL!
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:35:38 PM PDT
by
Arkie2
To: OXENinFLA
Has anyone emailed this (what is in the link)to Harkin?
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:35:45 PM PDT
by
feedback doctor
(God wants to write His law upon the hearts of all)
To: OXENinFLA
Lefties always want it (and usually get it) both ways....
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:36:36 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(All liberals have one thing in common: Their mommies made the wrong choice.)
To: SengirV
Go to this one.
"AMENDING PARAGRAPH 2 OF RULE XXV (Senate - January 04, 1995)"
Thomas links are funny....they expire after time.
To: OXENinFLA
To: OXENinFLA
Ping to pile on and laugh later!
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:43:18 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They need changing often, and for the same reason!)
To: OXENinFLA
Absolutely, utter, barenaked shilling partisanship for the Democratic Party by the New York Times on display for the whole world to see. Good work.
Hey, Pinch. You are sooooo busted.....
To: OXENinFLA
"One unpleasant and unforeseen consequence has been to make the filibuster easy to invoke and painless to pursue. Once a rarely used tactic reserved for issues on which senators held passionate convictions, the filibuster has become the tool of the sore loser, dooming any measure that cannot command the 60 required votes."
First of all, great find. Kudos! Second, they are correct that the old-school all-nighter filibusters are a thing of the past. Third, they are obviously looking at this through the prism of a year after getting spanked. Fourth, since the new-school of filibustering now reigns the "easy to invoke and painless to pursue" line is also true. The main difference here is that they are bitching about an enumerated filibuster vs. an unenumerated and precedent-making beast.
It goes without saying that if one was to confront a liberal with this article namecalling would immediately follow.
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:45:26 PM PDT
by
torchthemummy
("Sober Idealism Equals Pragmatism")
To: OXENinFLA
Now THAT is good! Bill Frist could stand up there in the rotunda and give credit to Dungheap Harkin as the father of the "atomic option." Given his politics, he's more of an Oppenheimer or a Fuchs than an Einstein or Fermi, but why quibble?
(FWIW, some years ago, Dunga Dim co-wrote a dreary book on nuclear warfare, so it's all the more amusing).
Oh, the humanity!
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:51:59 PM PDT
by
niteowl77
(I hate it when I partonize myself.)
To: OXENinFLA
PING...
Bump--Thank you.
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posted on
04/27/2005 5:54:12 PM PDT
by
Gucho
To: Born Conservative
Can I get a Dittohead ping?
I'm sure you'll find this interesting.
To: OXENinFLA
The only real Sore Losers:
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posted on
04/27/2005 6:02:44 PM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(Honoring Saint Jude's assistance every day.)
To: OXENinFLA
*snicker*
I just love moments like this :0)
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posted on
04/27/2005 6:04:07 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
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posted on
04/27/2005 6:05:03 PM PDT
by
Born Conservative
("Mr. Chamberlain loves the working man, he loves to see him work" - Winston Churchill)
To: OXENinFLA; rintense; MJY1288; RedBloodedAmerican; twyn1; kitkat; justshe; ladyinred; lonestar; ...
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posted on
04/27/2005 6:05:45 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
To: Mo1; OXENinFLA
Mwahahahaaa! Shaking my head here....:^P
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posted on
04/27/2005 6:12:39 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Blogs have a strangle hold on the MSM. The MSM is kicking out the windshield.)
To: OXENinFLA
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