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Senator Bill Frist Is Standing Up To The Liberals
Senator Bill Frist seems to be standing up to the liberals in the Senate as they move toward a vote on President Bush’s judicial nominations.
As you recall, during the President’s first term, the liberals filibustered on the nominations, thus eliminating an up or down vote, which most of the nominees would have won.
Senator Frist, Majority Leader in the Senate, says he will use the “nuclear option� this time if the liberals try to stop a vote. The nuclear options is simply the ability of the majority to change the rules and restore order and the 200-year tradition of allowing every nominee of the President an up or down vote on the Senate floor.
His critics are saying that the fall-out of such an action would be intense and probably everything on the Senate floor will grind to a halt except the judicial nominations. So, where is the tragedy?
I would strongly suggest that Senator Frist put his finger on the “nuclear button� and push at the appropriate time.
It’s hard to imagine the liberal party of Howard Dean agreeing to any kind of order or tradition.
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Gary Randall
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Faith and Freedom Foundation
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