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Republicans Are Thanking Harry Reid for a 2013 Tweet About Filibuster Reform
I remember posts on this board by the board libs really enjoying Reid using the 'Nuclear Option'. Well....
Quote:In 2013, Reid invoked the “nuclear option,” a historic move that changed a long-standing Senate rule, dropping the number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster from 60 to a simple majority for executive appointments and most judicial nominations — a decision he justified because of trouble getting through court confirmations in the latter half of the Obama Administration.
At the time, then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and many other Republicans warned Reid that he would regret implementing the nuclear option.
“What goes around comes around. And someday they’re going to be in the minority,” Republican Sen. John Thune warned.
Well, it’s come around. Democrats are in the minority and many are pointing to Reid’s tweet as evidence of the folly of changing the Senate rules.
Reid was warned that removing he filibuster could come back to bite the Dems.
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| 06-30-2018 01:59 PM |
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