Viewpoints
Super vs simple majority debate
by Ted Wright
March 28, 2005
Monday
You can debate the history of the super versus the simple majority
all you want, and ascribe the effects of the rule changes to
whatever political reality you like; but you should admit that
the current "last stand" on judicial appointments has
come about because the Democrats refuse to allow a vote on specific
appointees who are just too far to the extreme right. Sure,
the Republicans probably have the votes to do what they want,
but, as many Democrats have suggested, there will be hell to
pay the rest of the session if they do.
This time the neoconservatives
have gotten too greedy, and eventually it will come back to bite
them. Such is politics in America. The tide will turn as it
always does, and the moderate majority of American voters will
have the last word. In the mean time, watch your backside.
Ted Wright
E-mail: tedtrmp@aol.com
Seattle, WA - USA
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