"2 Groups at Odds With GOP on Filibusters"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two groups normally allied with Republicans have bolted from the party's effort to ban judicial filibusters - the first major defections from a conservative push to prevent Senate Democrats from blocking President Bush's judicial nominees.

The National Right to Work Committee, a 2.2 million-member group critical of unions, and the Gun Owners of America, with 300,000 members, say they fear eliminating judicial filibusters could eventually lead to doing away with filibusters altogether.

Both groups have benefited in the past from use of the Senate parliamentary tactic to block gun control and labor bills. A filibuster technically is unlimited debate, and requires 60 votes from the 100-member Senate to stop.

GOP leaders have argued that they can ban judicial filibusters without affecting filibusters on legislation. Most but not all of the Senate's 55 Republicans have supported the idea following Democrats' successful use of filibuster threats to block 10 of President Bush's judicial nominees.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20050412/D89E4Q7G0.html

[wakeme2008]

1. Now all we need is the NRA to join Gun Owners of America

and this would be a dead issue....

[LiberalEsto]

2. They'll have to pry my filibuster

away from my cold, dead mouth....

[wakeme2008]

3. lol nt

[Norquist Nemesis]

4. They've used and benefitted from "obstructionism"? *GASP*

[Clark Bayh 2008]

5. Fascinating politically drama....

The republican party big tent is becoming an episode of "24". Twists & turns aplenty.

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. LOL! I'm missing the code book for the football

and getting whiplash in the process with the Party of Blame.