Liberals want to do away with the filibuster, in the name of “Filibuster Reform,”�so they can have complete control over the Senate agenda in the next Congress.� Before Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) took over his position as the most powerful member of the Senate, he was against filibuster reform.� Now he is for it.� The fight for so called Filibuster Reform is merely a “quest for absolute power” by Senator Reid and his liberal allies.
Reid said of the filibuster then - “The filibuster is far from a procedural gimmick.� It’s part of the fabric of this institution we call the Senate .. for 200 years we have had the right of extended debate — it’s not some procedural gimmick — some in this chamber want to throw out 214 years of history in the quest for absolute power.”� I strongly associate myself with the remarks of the Senator from Nevada then.
Conservatives need to oppose idea of a rules change now that would effectively shut out the voices of individual Senators and shift even more power to Senator Reid.��This will be the�first battle of 2011.
Source: http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2010/12/17/filibuster-reform-the-quest-for-absolute-power/
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