ext_251224 ([identity profile] banzai2326.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] skreidle 2004-12-14 12:59 am (UTC)

I don't disagree that perhaps the filibuster has been used too frequently, but a grand total of 10 out of 243 judicial nominees has been blocked. Since when does 5% count as obstructionism? Oh, by the way, Republicans blocked Clinton's nominees left and right. They're just pissed that they're on the losing end of the same stick they themselves once used.

And besides, the filibuster has been used for centuries. It was designed as the last resort of the minority, to keep the majority from silencing dissent, which is exactly what Senate Republicans are trying to do. If they succeed in removing this last bastion of the minority, then heaven help them when Democrats re-take the Senate. You reap what you sow.

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