Langenator
Member
I'll relate this to guns by noting that Justice Janice Brown, whose nomination should come out of the Judicial Committee soon, is, IIRC, very pro-2A, and her nomination looks like it will face a filibuster. SB 659 may also face the same tactic.
I have heard rumors that Majority Leader Frist is threatening to "get tough" with the Dems on the filibusters. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but one possibility is actually forcing them to conduct a actual, stand on the Senate floor and talk filibuster.
Personally, I like this idea. Let the country see, live on CSPAN, just how obstructionist the Dems are. If they want to be really nasty, they'd force them to start it right before one of the scheduled Democrat candidate debates-forcing Lieberman, Edwards, and Kerry to choose between staying on the floor and attending the debate. If they choose to stay at their day job, it would give more time to Dean, who the Clinton cabal hates.
On the other hand, it gives the Dems, and their media friends, yet another opportunity to grandstand.
What do you all think?
I have heard rumors that Majority Leader Frist is threatening to "get tough" with the Dems on the filibusters. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but one possibility is actually forcing them to conduct a actual, stand on the Senate floor and talk filibuster.
Personally, I like this idea. Let the country see, live on CSPAN, just how obstructionist the Dems are. If they want to be really nasty, they'd force them to start it right before one of the scheduled Democrat candidate debates-forcing Lieberman, Edwards, and Kerry to choose between staying on the floor and attending the debate. If they choose to stay at their day job, it would give more time to Dean, who the Clinton cabal hates.
On the other hand, it gives the Dems, and their media friends, yet another opportunity to grandstand.
What do you all think?