filibuster

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lunaticfringe_: Democrats Can Suceed Without the Filibuster by Gene C. Gerard
Emily (lunaticfringe_)
Filibuster by Gene C. GerardWhile conventional wisdom holds that the nomination of Robert Bork in 1987...
axisofpolitics: Well, I'm still glad we have reliable journalists who like to screw over the Bush Administration!
Kate (axisofpolitics)
Teddy Kennedy by comparison. I say we give this one a good John Bolton-esque filibuster, or better yet, a permanent filibuster. Otherwise we're in for a solid 40 ...
silvergoldberry: Not a lot of time to do something about the energy bill! ! !
silvergoldberry (silvergoldberry)
the Energy Bill! The Bush/Cheney Energy Plan in Action Ask Your Senators to Support the Energy Bill Filibuster! By Mike Ewall, 215-743-4884, catalyst@actionpa.org Alert: Energy Bill might pass by the end of THIS ...
newhotness: Mike also finds an article about Roberts by Dick Morris
The One True Mike (newhotness)
when he was nominated for the D.C. Circuit Court — and whom they did not filibuster — Bush has made the Democrats impotent. The Democrats thought they were preparing for the ...
rasamuelson: It is Now Time to Get it Right
rasamuelson (rasamuelson)
been very interesting. A bill that almost passed the regular session was killed by a filibuster by Senator John Whitmire of Houston in the first special session and then railroaded ...
koalabear21: HAHAHAHA
koalabear (koalabear21)
this......
fe9727rocious: simplify canons
fe9727rocious (fe9727rocious)
gun control, the death penalty and other issues, have already raised the threat of a filibuster, an attempt to deny Alito a yes-or-no vote by the Senate.......
filibustera: I changed my name
cut like the jesus (filibustera)
aps I can employ somebody else's technosavvy. It occurred to me that i love the word filibuster. Coincidentally, I love pirates. It all works out the end. Dr. Larson is ...
valerian_child: Internet Dictionary
Locke Valeria (valerian_child)
words is the top ten looked up word list are "inept" and the ever popular "filibuster"I think it's kinda amusing that filibuster is one of the ten most freqently looked ...
ireallylikehugs: Every once in a while, the U.S. system of checks and balances does something right
Jules (ireallylikehugs)
bill's Senate supporters were not able to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and their allies. The final ...
run13one: Words of the Year
run13one (run13one)
man in the adminstration that was going to bring "integrity" back to the White House. 4. filibuster = ah yes the Rebublicans wanted to prevent the democrats from being able......
catwingz: Straight-backed Dems finally-- but we need to Call!
flowering light (catwingz)
nomination, but judging from this, they're strong.: When asked yesterday if Democrats would "rule out a filibuster" of Samuel Alito's Supreme Court nomination, the Party's Senate leader, Harry Reid, shot back ...
ladi_lavinder: Save Our Courts!
Lady Lavender (ladi_lavinder)
filibuster if Alito is voted into the Supreme Court. Have you called your Senators? Maryland Senators: Senator Paul...
bdu
I evolve from ear to ear (bdu)
rse in the mouth, but we couldn't find anyone better than Kerry to spearhead the filibuster on Alito? This just makes it all the easier for the Repubs to call it ...
ece_drihten: filibuster fallout
sh bagley (ece_drihten)
filibuster. He gets a nice little post-script in there calling for citizen activism, too. But it's...
maxcantor: Samuel Alito
Max (maxcantor)
of my RSS feeds about all of the controversy surrounding Samuel Alito and the potential filibuster preventing his confirmation on Monday/Tuesday. I even got an e-mail from MoveOn.org suggesting ...
melban: Kerry plays to satisfy ultra-lib croud
melban (melban)
Alito will be confirmed by the Senate thus John Kerry comes out to fan the filibuster flames. I find it funny that news reports show no sign of filibuster as ...
nearnorth
Crystal (nearnorth)
today called on his Senate colleagues to help him defeat the Alito nomination with a filibuster. If Sen. Kerry’s effort fails, Alito will be confirmed and help shape our laws ...
shelaghc: Democrats.com and the Alito 48
ShelaghC (shelaghc)
a comprehensive list of the democratic senators and where they stand on the issue of filibustering Alito. The Alito 48 The list has the DC phone numbers all the Dem Senators. They ...
illiaanya: read read read!
Ross (illiaanya)
filibuster!! They need 4 more. HELP http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/1/28/1420/46748......
hyounpark: Alito Aftermath
Enslaved by Peer Pressure! (hyounpark)
got 57 Senators promising to vote for him and he only needs a bare majority. The filibuster attempt wasn't successful. It wasn't all that close, actually. The vote ended ...
ktbear: State of the Union: I hate the resident
bear (ktbear)
after he got his damn Alito today. Go NJ - both Senators stuck by the filibuster - I called both of them on my prep on Monday. When I told...
sysiphan: it's too quiet.
sysiphan (sysiphan)
must say, he's not very dashing, but he intruiges me.... He was a French Filibuster from the 1550s who raided the Carribean. Seeams to me like......
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hawsersodeum705 (hawsersodeum705)
. I find it regrettable that there are those who are trying to resurrect a filibuster even as there is clearly nothing in the record ... Read More . . ...
cookiemon
The Cookie Monster (cookiemon)
try to teach you something useful about politics, such as an episode devoted to a filibuster, sometimes they try to expand how you think, such as the Organization of Cartographers ...
lancerboi: Political Ramblings and Democratic and Immigration woes
Kyle (lancerboi)
for being 'moderate.' As of now, the Democratic leadership in the Senate is threatening a filibuster against the GOP immigration bill The bill would effectively make being in this co...