Why Do Republicans Hate the Filibuster?
They've sure loved it in the past.
1935: June 12-13, 1935 Huey Long Filibusters
1957: Strom Thurmond (then a Dixiecrat, later a Republican) filibusters against Civil Rights legislation
1968: Filibuster Derails LBJ Supreme Court Appointment
1986: Senate Democrats for campaign finance reform blocked by a Republican filibuster
1993: Republicans' Filibuster May Deal Clinton a Setback on Jobs Plan
1995: Republican Filibuster Kills Clinton Surgeon General Nomination
2001: Senate Republican filibuster halts airline workers' aid
Stinkin' crybabies.
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Posted by: Primigenius, Louisville, KY | Apr 22, 2005 at 12:09 PM
You've only listed 7 "Republican" filibusters in the past 70 years, and TWO OF THEM WERE NOT EVEN BY REPUBLICANS! If anything, this post buttresses the Republicans' point that the filibuster, once reserved for extreme cases, has become routine.
Posted by: Cynical Nation | Apr 23, 2005 at 04:25 AM