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Filibuster Ethic

11/10/09

Permalink 12:00:46 am, by Raymond Email , 75 words   English (US)
Categories: News, Policy

Filibuster Ethic

Just as we forswear using chemical weapons in war, senators should forswear using filibusters in legislative combat. Such scorched-earth tactics may win a battle but leave the democratic process in ruins.

 - - Elliot Richardson, 2005
     Elliot L. Richardson served in three Cabinet positions under
     President Richard Nixon and as a special diplomatic representative under
     Presidents Carter, Bush and Clinton

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