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To: michael97123 who wrote (114553)	5/18/2005 1:42:23 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793999

If Frist goes nuclear there will be a day when republicans will be on the wrong side. Of course. And that's fine. A "up or down vote" on Judges is the right thing to do.

To: michael97123 who wrote (114553)	5/18/2005 2:49:02 PM
From: kech	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793999

There have always been filibusters. In the 225 years of the Senate there have not been filibusters of judges that would have passed with a majority vote. Daschle changed this with his attempt at obstruction at the cost of all norms. If it goes back to this and the republicans lose control of the senate then they would just be going back to the norm that minority parties lived with for the last 225 years. The one filibuster you are thinking of is Abe Fortis but he would not have passed with a majority vote.