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More tyranny I like
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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Within the next 6 months, expect the following:
2) The Reps to go "nuclear" on the Dems illegal fillibuster tactics, especially after they broke the "compromise" less than 28 hours later by refusing a vote on Bolton;
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C'mon Slave -- you're smarter than this. The filibuster is provided for in the Senate rules, so it's not illegal. GOP hacks have newly discovered that this long-standing rule is unconstitutional, but no one thinks it's illegal. And the filibuster compromise was about judicial nominees, not Bolton. Even Republicans agree in principle that a filibuster is proper to try to get documents concerning the nominee in question. (What's unclear is why the White House is refusing to hand over the documents -- there must be something awful in them.)
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