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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JDN who wrote (680688)	4/26/2005 7:08:13 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"The poll found 66 percent of respondents opposed a possible rule change to eliminate procedural roadblocks known as filibusters against judicial nominees, while 26 percent supported the idea." Yep, sounds like 2/3 AGAINST the idea to me. (Our founding fathers were very much concerned with preventing 'mob rule' by a simple majority... which is why they made such an effort to carefully devise limitations on the power of a majority, and why we have a republican form of government, not a pure democracy where majority rules. This poll result sounds consistent with that historical understanding to me....) "Word the question like this: 'Are for or against CHANGING the Senate rules for advice and consent on Judicial nominations to allow a minority to filibuster nominees in committee thus disallowing a full vote in the Senate.' And see what the answer would be." I'm SURE some polling organization will... and then you will be able to directly compare the results.