On Nov. 21, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and
other members of the Senate, with the support of President Obama, who
apparently lobbied wavering Democrats, broke the rules to change the rules and
got rid of the filibuster for presidential nominations.....The consequences could be dire. When Harry Reid was the minority leader in
the Senate in 2005 and Republicans were contemplating such a change, Reid said
the “filibuster was far from a procedural gimmick.” According to the 2005 Reid,
the ability to engage in extended debate was “part of the fabric of this
institution we call the Senate” and “within the vision of the Founding Fathers
of our country. They established a government so that no one person – and no single
party – could have total control.”
Reid even promised that he would never
“employ or use the nuclear option,” which he claimed would “ruin our country.”
But this is now and that was then – he apparently has no problem today engaging
in behavior he once called “un-American.”.... Democrats have claimed that
Senate Republicans have filibustered 34 of the president’s nominees, but that
is a fraudulent number, generated by Sen. Reid through “a procedural gimmick,”.....
Democrats had an “obstruction rate” during the Bush administration that was
four times larger than what is happening today...... Obama had more district
court judges confirmed than were confirmed in any of the previous eight
Congresses....... Obama said that “we are remaking the courts…in addition to
the Supreme Court.....To Read More.....
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