Helen Keller -
Her Socialist Years. Writings and Speeches
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Monday, 3 April 2017
quote [ Mitch McConnell reiterates that he's prepared to kill the filibuster to get the high court nominee confirmed. ]
New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin on what's the matter with Gorsuch
Considering what's happening elsewhere in the world, I really wish they'd stop referring to killing the filibuster as 'the nuclear option'. Whatever we call it, ending the filibuster will change the Senate forever.
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midden said @ 8:24pm GMT on 3rd April
It's a repeat, but I just heard it yesterday and found it informative.
http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/filibusters-work.htm
midden said @ 8:26pm GMT on 3rd April
It's a repeat, but I just heard it yesterday and found it informative. It includes a history of what "the nuclear option" really means. It's not a road we want to travel.
http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/filibusters-work.htm
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midden said @ 8:24pm GMT on 3rd April [Score:1 Underrated]
It's a repeat, but I just heard it yesterday and found it informative. It includes a history of what "the nuclear option" really means. It's not a road we want to travel.
http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/filibusters-work.htm
Still TBD: whether this is really a good idea.