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Hawaii Hiker

(3,168 posts)
Fri Nov 1, 2013, 08:43 AM Nov 2013

Great editorial in LA Times about filibuster

Agree 500%

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-nuclear-20131101,0,7732165.story#axzz2jOY2eDqM


"What most Republicans seem unwilling to acknowledge is that liberal presidents usually appoint liberal judges, just as conservative presidents appoint conservative judges. That's the way the system works"


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Great editorial in LA Times about filibuster (Original Post) Hawaii Hiker Nov 2013 OP
exactly, it's called a madate! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1
it's also known as majority rule...or a democratic system. they are not interested in such trivia spanone Nov 2013 #2
yup, simple civics gopiscrap Nov 2013 #3
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