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GOP says Democrats have flip-flopped on filibuster; Feingold voted to curb it 10 years ago; now he says it's essential
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Washington Like his fellow Democrats, Sen. Russ Feingold defends
the right to filibuster judicial nominees, saying it's the only way
for his party to provide a check against a GOP majority "intoxicated
with power."
But 10 years ago, Feingold voted to essentially end the
filibuster, a longstanding Senate practice that raises the bar for
approving controversial bills or nominees from a 51-vote majority to
60 votes.
"My view has changed," said Feingold in an interview last week,
sa...
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Harkin Targets a Senate Tradition;Iowan Is Set to Launch Drive to Repeal the Filibuster Rule
The Washington Post
; ... few individuals who can do it because I'm in the minority and I've used the filibuster" a time or two, said Harkin, who plans a news conference Tuesday to launch his new crusade. Harkin acknowledged it may be a lonely fight, at least at the start. Even senators ...
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The constitutionality of the filibuster.
Constitutional Commentary
; ... of the filibuster. In spite of the fact that intense debates over the constitutionality of the filibuster have been front page news and intensely divided the Senate throughout 2003, (3) very few legal scholars have devoted serious attention to the filibuster ...
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A questionable embrace of the filibuster
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ... filibuster is an example of how devalued intellectual honesty and consistency have become in Washington. In our frenzied 24/7 news cycle, everything is tactical, of the moment. Depending on today's correlation of forces, you can defend the filibuster, even ...
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It's absurd to defend the filibuster: Democrats, given their history, should not dare
Charleston Daily Mail
; ... filibuster is an example of how devalued intellectual honesty and consistency have become in Washington. In our frenzied 24/7 news cycle, everything is tactical, of the moment. Depending on today's correlation of forces, you can defend the filibuster, even ...
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Why the Filibuster?
The Washington Post
; THE SAGA of campaign finance reform raises a question that has been dormant for too long: Why does the Senate permit filibusters? Why should a reform that twice has passed through the House, that is lauded by the president and that enjoys the support of a majority of senators flounder because a
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