Cuomo Warns Against Filibuster Changes

[maddezmom]

1 hour, 12 minutes ago

NEW YORK - If Republicans rewrite Senate rules to more easily end filibusters, the country will experience "exactly the kind of `tyranny of the majority' that James Madison had in mind," former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo said Saturday.


Cuomo, in the Democratic Party's weekly radio address, said Senate Republicans "are threatening to claim ownership of the Supreme Court and other federal courts, hoping to achieve political results on subjects like abortion, stem cells, the environment and civil rights that they cannot get from the proper political bodies."

"How will they do this? By destroying the so-called filibuster, a vital part of the 200-year-old system of checks and balances in the Senate," Cuomo said.

"The Republicans say it would assure dominance by the majority in the Senate," he said. "That sounds democratic until you remember that the Bill of Rights was adopted, as James Madison pointed out, to protect all of Americans from what he called the `tyranny of the majority.'"

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more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050430/ap_on_go_co/democrats_filibuster;_ylt=Asfl31CsxK.2tTWyUActvZGyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

1. Speaking of the Governor

why haven't we (Dems) found something for him to do? Articulate, intelligent and experienced. Sounds like a good resume to me.........:shrug:
edited for poor spelling!

[TahitiNut]

2. He would've been a better Vatican emissary, too.

Instead... Jeb goes and prostrates himself.

[Onlooker]

3. Why aren't the Dems getting this point across?

The Democratic Party leadership is simply pathetic. What Cuomo said could be the subject of ads, of rallies, of press conferences, etc. The Democratic leadership is completely moribund. Anyone who thought Dr. Dean would reshape the party must now wonder if he has the guts to do so. If the Democrats cannot prevail on a tradition that's more than 200 years old and that was embraced by our founding fathers, it may be time for a new party to be formed. So far, since the election, as much as I hate to say: Ralph Nader was right about how bad the Democratic Party is.

[w4rma]

4. little money. little power.

Btw, Ralph Nader is a !@#$ing joke.

[hannah]

6. the media

Democrats can't get there point across if the media will not let them. I thought the media's job was to protect the people from the government. How can it be that an unknown bride, is the top story on all media channels? Do I give a shit about her? No! But, they swarm like rats to a non issue to divert attention. By the way, the second story on radio news today was that 6 soldiers have been killed in Irag this week. Hello?

[liveoaktx]

5. Social Security Vid Clips of Floor speeches

Democrat speeches on Filibuster

[ixion]

7. tyranny of the majority... boy, ain't that the truth

:applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[AuntiBush]

8. Here comes that Martial Law.

Never thought I'd see such abuse of power on citizens and now, the very leaders we voted to defend us, up there.

Is this adm nuts? I mean really. Are they that crazy? Perish the thought.

[pinkpops]

9. Cuomo Warns Against Filibuster Changes

http://story.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050430/ap_on_go_co/democrats_filibuster

Interesting point:

"It sounds nearly absurd when you learn that the minority Democrats in the Senate actually represent more Americans than the majority Republicans do," Cuomo said.


I wonder what is the actual one-person-one-vote breakdown of the senate?

[Greylyn58]

10. "Tyranny of the Majority"

Well said sir! Well said!

:applause: