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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Neeka who wrote (115194)5/21/2005 3:14:38 PM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (1) of 793917
 
Wouldn't it be interesting if Republicans in the Washington State Senate starting having filibusters in order to prevent legislation like new gas taxes from getting voted on. How about local levies needing a super majority, local school boards, votes in townships to add more policeman etc.

This entire nonsensical mess began when Demolibs like Kennedy (who previously had called for an end to filibusters) started having a hissy fit over Clarence Thomas's nomination.

I hope Republicans have the stomach to call their bluff and end the non statesman like teenage practice of filibustering judicial nominees. Just think about everything this nation has gone through in over 200 years, and in all that time the minority party never resorted to that kind of partisan ideological foot-stomping behavior before. Yet it only took 10 years since the Democrats have been Clintonized by the politics of personal destruction to practice it with abandonment.
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