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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
If we lose the filibuster option then the party with 51 votes gets their way on every damn thing.
But the change will be limited to the confirmation of judges.
Supposedly.
At least, that's what they say. But it could be a slippery sloap to eliminating the filibuster for everything.
What it comes down to is that there are 10 judical nominees that the Democrats are threatening to fillibuster (out of like 205), if the rules are changed these nominees will be approved.
However, this is oftened considered to be more about a future Supreme Court nominee than the current nominees.
Allyson, are you making up your own steps, in the defiance of all authority figures who say the Bogo Pogo's the only way to go? Sigh. Don't you know there are no new steps?
So their assumption is that they'll have the majority 4evah?
That's just silly.
Yeah. Although their plan is to have the majority 4evah. A lot of their proposed policies are supposedly geared towards crippling the Democrats in elections....
At least, that's what they say. But it could be a slippery sloap to eliminating the filibuster for everything.
Which is what Senate Democrats (including my own Senators) tried to do, back in 96, or so.
So their assumption is that they'll have the majority 4evah?
I think it's being done for immediate political gain. The republican leader in the Senate (Bill Frist) is wanting to mount a presidential run in '08 and is under a lot of pressure from the religious right to make this move.
What it comes down to is that there are 10 judical nominees that the Democrats are threatening to fillibuster
Of course they blocked like 60 of Clinton's. Yes, this is very shortsighted since I fully expect the Republicans to lose their power position. (And don't dare disagree with me)
So their assumption is that they'll have the majority 4evah?
Yes, that.
I wonder if Cobert's thing about congress's "separation... and POWER" is still on line.
Which is what Senate Democrats (including my own Senators) tried to do, back in 96, or so.
A few of them anyway. In this case, there's a pretty decent chance it will happen. I don't think they ever had the numbers back then.
I made it to the post office this afternoon. It took me 45 minutes to mail 3 packages. I forgot that it was passport season. Grr. Next time I bring my own packaging and use the automated doohickey.