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Originally Posted by dc_dux
At the time, the Dems (and a few Repubs) attenpted to performed their "check and balance" responsibilites, under what Ace incorrectly described as a "blank check" resolution,
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The reason I used quotes around "blank check" was because they were words by someone else. No need to apologize.
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Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.): "attempted Thursday to mount a filibuster against the resolution but was cut off on a 75 to 25 vote." Byrd "argued the resolution amounted to a 'blank check' for the White House."
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php...lution_of_2002
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