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Filibustering, Majority rule=democracy
madchenallein
post May 25 2005, 02:35 AM
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The Democrats in the Senate were prepared to filibuster in order to prevent a decision on several of Bush's judicial nominees. However, seven Dems and seven Reps got together and hatched this deal, leading both sides, but particularly conservatives, and the CONSTITUTION, to a major loss.

Here's the question: Filibustering has no constitutional support, do you think the fourteen representatives who made the deal made a mistake or accomplished a more important goal?

A few facts and opinions: Especially for you liberals out there-the filibuster prevented civil rights legislation from being adopted for nearly a century; according to http://www.cato.org/dailys/07-16-03.html

Both parties in the Senate had good opportunities to accomplish their own goals with regard to Bush's nominations, according to: http://boortz.com/nuze/index.html, and they both ceded the field; pansies.

So, for those of you of legal voting age as well as those of you who will be ponying up to your patriotic privilege/duty when you reach voting age, what's the verdict people? stubborn.gif
 
 
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sadolakced acid
post May 25 2005, 04:09 PM
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this is a bit similar to this topic
 
ikayto
post May 26 2005, 02:02 AM
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I learned about the fillibuster when i visited D.C. a month ago. I thought it was the most childish thing i had ever heard of. Deliberately delaying the opening of a topic by making your speech extremely long just seems so underhanded. I recall that a senator made a fillibuster of over 5 hours or 24horus, i forget- it was just long.

I think we should just get rid of them; underhanded tactics shouldnt be used in our government.
 
strice
post May 26 2005, 07:13 PM
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haha, there wouldn't be much happening in our government if we did that.
 
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post May 26 2005, 11:00 PM
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dont' kill the filibuster!

my goal in life is to become a senator and have a nonstop 48 hour filibuster, reading the complete works of tolkien and rowling aloud.

the filibuster is quite a good thing. if democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on dinner, then the filibuster is what lets the sheep live.
 

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