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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
At least let's go back to the old-school honest-to-goodness fillibuster, which lasts for days and literally shuts down all other business.
It's this "fillibuster-lite" BS that is the problem.
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I agree. If you're going to fillibuster, you should be ready to talk for a looooooooooong time. Which means that you shouldn't threaten to do it if it's a BS issue. Fillibuster a wingnut district judge nominee? She'd have to be a fricken Yankee fan for me to do that. Supreme Court, on the other hand...
But isn't that the responsibility of the presiding officer? (This is a serious question.) Can't they get it to the floor and have Cheney make 'em keep talking? Call their bluffs, dammit. Let's see if we got any Stroms or Harry Byrd left in the Senate.
