Word: filibusterer
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If people like Sheldon get their way, it will be about almost everything that encompasses the so-called culture-of-life movement, including restricting stem-cell research and assisted suicide. Social conservatives are almost certain to use the Schiavo case as another weapon in the coming war against what they...
In light of Americans’ lack of support for drilling in ANWR, it is especially unacceptable that Republican Congressional leadership inserted this controversial issue into a filibuster-immune budget resolution. There are real, substantive concerns associated with ANWR: technical concerns, economic concerns, and foremost concerns about the principle of...
My guess is, Reid will win the judicial battle. He holds the ultimate nuclear weapon, the ability to bring the Senate to a halt using individual points of privilege. Frist will have to convince not only moderates but also a handful of Republican traditionalists that they should vote to overturn...
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CHANGING THE SENATE RULES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO OVERRIDE A FILIBUSTER BY DEMOCRATS OF BUSH'S COURT NOMINEES? Yeah. I think it would be an abrupt change that would cause problems with the Senate and the committee.
For Republicans on the Hill, Bush's thousand-flowers-blooming posture has led to stomach upset. In the Senate, Majority Leader Bill Frist suggested the legislation might not come up for a vote this year. He seemed to be recognizing how hard it would be to untangle the many unanswered...