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SCOTT HORTON?Of Two Minds About the Filibuster |
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Contributed by Scott Horton
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Ralph Waldo Emerson tells us that ?a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,? but note he?s talking about a foolish consistency. For Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, there is no role for consistency. When he?s got the majority behind him, then the filibuster is a horrible thing which threatens the nation?s constitutional order. Note, mind you, that the Democrats threatened to use it a handful of times in connection with some truly odious judicial nominees?people who would have a lifetime sinecure if put through. And in the end the Democrats faded from this threat in the face of a massive Republican media campaign in which Mr. McConnell played a focal role. . . .
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