The Nuclear Option
by TChris
Arlen Specter, walking a tightrope between voters who didn't think they were electing an extremist and the extremists in his party who expect blind obedience to their commands, isn't ruling out the "nuclear option": a vote to do away with the filibuster. Jason Miller writes that Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas doesn't want to hear what voters think of this arrogant plan to thwart a venerable Senate tradition.
As we presented a petition signed by 314 Kansans and stated our position that Sen. Roberts needed to fight to save the filibuster, it became readily apparent that our effort would bear little fruit. The aide we met quickly informed us that Sen. Roberts was supporting Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader who is the driving force behind the threat to employ the “nuclear option.” Sen. Roberts had already made up his mind, and our 600,000 member organization, our message and our petition were not likely to change it.
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