Sunday, February 14, 2010

TAKING MUSTER ON THE FILIBUSTER

Ira Shapiro, lawyer from DC and former senate staffer, brought up some interesting facts in a recent PBS interview. He quoted Ronald Reagan who liked to say, “The stubbornness of numbers.” He used to say respect the stubbornness of numbers, which may show the stubbornness of people. Because, the tip-toe congressional session for the longest time in this country, like until now there has been seven (7) filibusters, and in the last congressional session, eighty (80). That is a quantum difference. That is not a very good sign for getting government to move where movement is needed. It forces us to realize that those that live by filibuster are not passing muster

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