Summary
As the Senate nears a showdown over the issue of giving all judicial nominees an up-or-down vote, now is a good time to clear up some misconceptions about what's really at stake here.
The liberal advocacy group, People for the American Way, has run ads saying Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist wants to abolish the filibuster, a time-honored parliamentary tactic to kill a bill by refusing to end debate and thus forestalling a vote forever. Mr. Frist's proposal wouldn't do that.See the full content of this document
Extract
Misleading Filibuster Myths
There are good reasons for the filibuster rule in most cases, because it prevents the majority from trampling the rights of the minority to subject each issue to a full airing and examination of the arguments, b...
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