You Want A Filibuster, You Got A Filibuster
July 16, 2007, 8:34pm
Senate Republicans are “protecting the president rather than protecting our troops” by denying up-or-down votes on Iraq-related legislative actions, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday as he vowed to force the GOP into a literal filibuster over the issue.
“[W]e’re going to work on this amendment until we get an up-or-down vote on it,” said Reid, D-Nev. “… If it means staying in session all day tomorrow and all day tomorrow night, that’s what we’re going to have to do. … The American people deserve an open, honest debate on this war.”
Reid’s decision came after liberal activists like those at Open Left started demanding that the Senate’s Democratic leadership call the bluff of “obstructionist” Republicans who are using procedural tactics to stall debate without actual filibusters.
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July 16th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
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