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To: LindyBill who wrote (686)5/8/2003 12:07:41 PM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794006
 
Wow! This would really be nasty!

The Reps will think long and hard on this one, not because it may increase enminty int he chambers but because they will have to live with that ruling the next time they are in the minority.

What's happening now is only in the newly normal cycle of contention over judges appointments. Should the Reps change the newly normal to the newly newly normal (remember, they created the newly normal in the 90s), it would inflame the few Dems they can peel off for votes. The likely outcome is that anything filibusterable would be done so.

Not good leadership from Frist. He has to think as a majority leader of the Senate, not simply as the top Rep. Will be interesting to see.



To: LindyBill who wrote (686)5/8/2003 6:14:32 PM
From: Bridge Player  Respond to of 794006
 
One drawback of this proposed tactic is that it might destroy whatever is left of the working relationship between Democrats and Republicans.


What working relationship? Go for it. What is the use of having control of Congress if you can't use it to get some conservative judges appointed?


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