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Frogmarch, Part 19
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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Call me crazy, but when did a Republican minority ever filibuster the nominee of Democrat POTUS?
Seriously, give me a single example,
Abe Fortas in '68 was a 4 day talkathon - and was essentially irrelevant as he would never have received 51 votes in the first place.
Here, the Dems are blocking the vote only because they know they'll lose.
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I have no idea. But it's not like the rules are new. And there are all sorts of ways in which the rules thwart the will of the Senate majority.
etc "power" to "will"
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Last edited by Tyrone Slothrop; 09-14-2006 at 09:37 PM..
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