{"id":810,"date":"2005-04-15T16:55:45","date_gmt":"2005-04-15T16:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=810"},"modified":"2005-04-15T16:55:45","modified_gmt":"2005-04-15T16:55:45","slug":"going_nuclear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=810","title":{"rendered":"Going Nuclear"},"content":{"rendered":"

I find it amusing that the hottest political debate of the moment surrounds the filibuster, a concept which most Americans only vaguely remember from their ninth-grade civics class. I also find it amusing that the Republicans, and specially religious conservatives, have enthusiastically portrayed themselves as long-suffering victims of a liberal judiciary. Look at this poster for an upcoming rally that will feature Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and other conservative Christian leaders:
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\nThis is a blatantly cynical attempt to turn a debate about an obscure Senate rule into a righteous battle between the faithful and the unbelievers. And if Frist wants to have any hope of being a presidential nominee in 2008, he has to play along with this circus<\/a>. Never mind that most of the judges in the Schiavo case, and the majority of the Supreme Court justices, are Republican appointees. Facts can be inconvenient at times like this. This would all be so funny if it weren’t so terribly sad. But if the filibuster is abolished, the world won’t end. Someday, Republicans will be the minority party again and they will face the long-term consequences of their thirst for complete power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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