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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (683475)5/25/2005 2:14:19 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
Eh?????

You seem to have turned matters on their heads.

The STATUS QUO (rules of the Senate) says cloture requires a 2/3 majority vote to shut off debate.

The STATUS QUO (rules of the Senate) also say that it requires a 3/5 majority vote to CHANGE THE RULES OF THE SENATE.

(And, I don't recall anything in the rules that say filibusters can't be waged against judicial nominations --- or anything else a Senator wants to slow down.)

If you want to CHANGE THE RULES (change the Status Quo), then fine: change 'em.

But if you IGNORE the RULES when you 'change'... then potentially the legality of everything that's done can be challenged --- which opens a whole new can-o-worms.
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