Byrd on the Nuclear Option
by TChris
When Sen. Frist was last strutting about, threatening Democrats with the “nuclear option” if they even thought about filibustering a Bush nominee to a federal judgeship, Republicans seemed to hold unassailable power. These days, Frist’s threats seem hollow. In the words of our prophetic president: “Bring it on.” Democrats may finally have developed the backbone to fight against the Republican tactic of changing rules they don’t like.
Minutes after the Senate returned from a three-week vacation [Sen.] Byrd challenged Frist, a Tennessee Republican, in an unusually pointed floor debate.
"If the senator wants a fight, let him try. I'm 88 years old but I can still fight and fight I will for freedom of speech," Byrd said.
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