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Old 04-14-2005, 08:43 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Manx
Yeah ... and what exactly do you think that proves? It most certainly doesn't demonstrate any compelling reason that the senate SHOULD end the ability to filibuster - so you're effectively saying that the senate can create it's own rules, therefore any rule it feels like creating is defacto appropriate. Nonsense.
They are no more wrong to end the ability to filibuster judicial nominees than they are to use those same rules to allow the filibuster of judicial nominees.

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