Politics of cowardice
It was mighty white of the Senate to pass a resolution apologizing for the government's turning a blind eye to lynching ... by voice vote. Why voice vote? Because the resolution could not get unanimous...
View Articlesome rockin' women politicians
First, there are the Fabulous Seven Senators: Barbara Boxer (CA), Barbara Mikulski (MD), Patty Murray (WA), Mary Landrieu (LA), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Hillary Clinton (NY), and Maria Cantwell (WA), who...
View ArticleBush draws line: aides won't swear to tell the truth
And he's threatening a "constitutional showdown" if Democrats insist on the truth."We will not go along with a partisan fishing expedition aimed at honorable public servants," he said. "It will be...
View ArticleBecause doesn't a woman's body belong to her and NOT the US government?
The Senate has passed a bill that contains language to repeal the global gag rule.So what's next for the global gag rule? It's now headed to a House-Senate "conference committee," where a few members...
View ArticleNo, Virginia, the filibuster is not in the Constitution
...unless, of course, you mean the Constitution of ancient Rome.Many seem to have made the false assumption that we're stuck with the filibuster and the supermajority requirement in the Senate to stop...
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Senate Filibuster and Star Trek's "Taste of Armageddon"
The United States Senate is stalled. A minority of Senators threatens to filibuster. Legislation is killed.I am old enough to remember when filibusters actually required filibustering. That is, when a...
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