Sen. Reid’s Website Scrubbed of 2005 Comments Opposing Filibuster Reform

[Wehrwolfen]

Sen. Reid’s Website Scrubbed of 2005 Comments Opposing Filibuster Reform​

Becket Adams @ The Blaze:


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced earlier this month that he may take the unusual step of using a simple majority vote to limit filibusters. Yes, Sen. Reid may take steps to limit filibusters, the one recourse parties in the minority have to hold up legislation they oppose.

“Minority parties in the Senate use filibusters — parliamentary delays — to slow or kill legislation. They can only be ended by 60 votes — a margin neither party can achieve without some cooperation from the other side,” the Associated Press notes.

Democrats accuse Republicans of abusing filibusters while Republicans say they have no choice because Reid blocks them from presenting amendments. The Nevada senator, in turn, says Republicans use too much time pushing amendments that “make political statements or that are designed to derail bills,” the AP notes.

“Reid’s plan would forbid the use of filibusters when a bill is initially being brought to the Senate floor for debate and require filibustering senators to actually be on the Senate floor, a long-abandoned practice,” the report adds.

Huh. That’s funny. You know, as Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski reminds us, there was a time (2005, to be specific) when Sen. Reid totally loved the filibuster and defended it from attempts to reform it:

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Sen. Reid’s Website Scrubbed of 2005 Comments Opposing Filibuster Reform | TheBlaze.com

 

[S.J.]

Embraces the rules when they serve his purpose and moves to change them when they don't.

 

[blackhawk]

Sen. Reid’s Website Scrubbed of 2005 Comments Opposing Filibuster Reform​

Becket Adams @ The Blaze:


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced earlier this month that he may take the unusual step of using a simple majority vote to limit filibusters. Yes, Sen. Reid may take steps to limit filibusters, the one recourse parties in the minority have to hold up legislation they oppose.

“Minority parties in the Senate use filibusters — parliamentary delays — to slow or kill legislation. They can only be ended by 60 votes — a margin neither party can achieve without some cooperation from the other side,” the Associated Press notes.

Democrats accuse Republicans of abusing filibusters while Republicans say they have no choice because Reid blocks them from presenting amendments. The Nevada senator, in turn, says Republicans use too much time pushing amendments that “make political statements or that are designed to derail bills,” the AP notes.

“Reid’s plan would forbid the use of filibusters when a bill is initially being brought to the Senate floor for debate and require filibustering senators to actually be on the Senate floor, a long-abandoned practice,” the report adds.

Huh. That’s funny. You know, as Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski reminds us, there was a time (2005, to be specific) when Sen. Reid totally loved the filibuster and defended it from attempts to reform it:

[excerpt]

Read more:
Sen. Reid’s Website Scrubbed of 2005 Comments Opposing Filibuster Reform | TheBlaze.com

It does not matter we all know what he said he can take them off his website there are many other's that have them on record.

 

[Stephanie]

Democrats have become the "sleaziest" party ever

but they know they can pull the wool over their voters eyes, so the do this kind of stuff with out any shame

too bad for him it's still around

 

[OKTexas]

Yep, the statements from all the commiecrats are out there for all to see, you can't say they don't have values, you just have to check form day to day to see how they've changed. The hypocrisy of the left is boundless.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Both sides are equally hypocritical on this issue. It's been that way for decades.

The party in power calls for filibuster reform, and the minority party defends the current rules.

The fact is, the same people that Reid was responding to back in 2005 are now loudly against filibuster reform.