An Ignoble Experiment: BREAKING NEWS-- Democrats trigger 'nuclear option' to eliminate many filibusters

2013/11/21

BREAKING NEWS-- Democrats trigger 'nuclear option' to eliminate many filibusters

Senate Democrats prepared Thursday to ignite the so-called "nuclear option" to change the chamber's long-standing rules and eliminate filibusters of presidential nominees, in a move ...

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

BREAKING NEWS

Democrats trigger ‘nuclear option’ to eliminate many filibusters

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. The Senate is nearing a potential showdown on curbing the power that the Republican minority has to block President Barack Obama’s nominations, as Democrats edge toward muscling a rewrite of filibuster rules through the chamber. Reid was expected to force a vote as soon as Thursday on requiring only 51 votes to end filibusters, or delaying tactics, against nominees for high-level judgeships and agency officials. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate Democrats prepared Thursday to ignite the so-called "nuclear option" to change the chamber's long-standing rules and eliminate filibusters of presidential nominees, in a move ... read more >