Thune: Republicans Will Continue to Defend Minority Party’s Rights to Forge Bipartisanship, Compromise
“I encourage my colleagues to think about that time when they will be in the minority again – and to ask themselves whether they really want to eliminate their voices, and the voices of their constituents, in future policy battles.”
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Democrats’ ongoing threats to get rid of the legislative filibuster. He emphasized the importance of the filibuster in the Senate and the vital role it plays in maintaining bipartisan cooperation and forcing compromise between the two parties. Thune also noted that the elimination of the legislative filibuster would significantly erode the fair representation the American people expect from Congress.
Thune voted to change the filibuster so republicans could approve Supreme Court justices so do as I say and not do as I do continues.
Democrats changed the filibuster to approve all Federal judges except Supreme Court Justices. Did you epect Republicans would just sit back and do only what Democrats do. They opened the door and Republicans walked through.
Democrats eliminated the filibuster for approval of Federal judges. They opened the door and Republicans simply walked through it and applied it to Supreme Court justices as well.
Jad knows this. Its all he knows maybe