On the game-changing radical move to remake the federal courts, top Senate sources tells Breitbart News several things about the Nov. 21 change of the fundamental rules of the U.S. Senate, and its implications for the nation. Democrats “will rue
Jon Stewart got back on his liberal high horse Thursday night to defend Sen. Harry Reid for embracing the “nuclear option.” Never mind that prominent Democrats, like President Barack Obama and Reid himself, once railed against the GOP for daring
One of the things that troubles me about Harry Reid’s “nuclear option” is that it strongly appears to be a prelude for even further weakening of the minority. President Obama’s statement of support for the move certainly supports that impression.
In response to New HHS Delay Desperate and Futile: I also find myself wondering whether the delay of sticker shock until after the election will count for much, against the sky-shattering outrage generated by the employer market blowing up. Of
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on a conference call organized by Karl Rove’s Crossroads organization for large donors and their advisers on Oct. 30 that the Tea Party movement, in his view, is a “nothing but a bunch of bullies”
On Thursday, Senate Democrats followed through on their oft-threatened plan and invoked the “nuclear option,” ending filibusters for presidential appointments and most judicial nominations. Nominees will now require a simple majority vote for confirmation. While many on the left applaud
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) was one of only three Democrats to oppose ending the filibuster on executive and most judicial appointments in the Senate on Thursday. Levin’s dissent is noteworthy: he chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, which oversaw one
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has enjoyed approval ratings well above 50 percent for most of her tenure in the Senate, but thanks to the unmitigated disaster known as ObamaCare (or the Affordable Care Act as Democrats now call it) she’s
Disgraced. An embarrassment. Utter disregard for the law. Toronto’s crack mayor, Rob Ford? No. President Obama. This is a man who was granted the extraordinary luxury of attending one of the most prestigious universities in the world. He went to
On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) declared that immigration reform was “absolutely not” dead this Congress at a press conference in which his staff reportedly asked Hispanic media to attend. “Is immigration reform dead? Absolutely not,” Boehner said, according
In response to Harry Reid Threatens to Go Nuclear – In 2005 He Felt Differently (Video): Asked in 2008 if he would ever invoke the nuclear option like the nasty R-words once considered, Majority Leader answered, “as long as I am
In response to Cruz: Today’s Vote Will Allow Shameless Democrats To Pack The DC Circuit: I really think the Dems miscalculated here. The Party and Obama are not sitting on the popular high ground to make a big power grab.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) expressed deep disappointment in Majority Leader Harry Reid for breaking his promise never to use the nuclear option in a statement following today’s vote. He also made note that the measure will allow shameless Democrats to
Amid the news of Sen. Harry Reid pushing through the so-called “nuclear option” that prevents filibusters for certain nominations–and President Obama’s statement supporting the new measures–the folks at the C-SPAN Video Library dug up an old clip of then-Senator Obama warning
On Thursday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) a “bully” in the aftermath of the Senate Democrats’ vote to destroy the historic filibuster. “What we really need is an anti-bullying ordinance in the Senate,” said
On April 13, 2005, then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) stood up on the Senate floor to oppose efforts to invoke the so-called “nuclear option”–the same strategy that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid implemented on Thursday. “Mr. President, I rise today to
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) applauded his party’s decision Thursday, endorsed by President Barack Obama, to end the filibuster for executive nominees and most judicial nominees, telling MSNBC: “I want the filibuster abolished. Completely.” The new rule passed the Senate by
President Barack Obama placed his own stamp on Senate Democrats’ decision to end the filibuster rule for executive nominees and most judicial appointments, telling White House reporters that despite gutting minority protections, he takes the Senate’s authority “very seriously.” He
Senate Democrats reneged on the terms of a July deal to save the filibuster when they passed new rules on Thursday that would permit executive appointees and most judicial nominees to be approved by a simple majority. Under the terms
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is aiming to distract from Obamacare’s failures by changing Senate rules to slip through scores of controversial Obama nominees, senior Republicans say. Reid went to the Senate floor on Thursday to make his case to
Now that Democrats have gone “nuclear” and destroyed the filibuster for most judicial and executive nominees, Republicans’ warnings about the true ambitions of this president and his party are coming to fruition. If the procedural rights of the minority party
The Senate voted Thursday, 52-48, to end the filibuster rule for all executive and judicial appointments except for Supreme Court nominees, which would still need a 60-vote supermajority to end debate and move to a majority vote on confirmation. The
Harry Reid’s passionate speech on the Senate floor in 2005 rebuking Republican’s filibuster reform attempts…
In response to Harry Reid Threatens to Go Nuclear – In 2005 He Felt Differently (Video): US Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor, this morning to blast Democrats for attempting to change the subject from the devastating
Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid is threatening to invoke the nuclear option, effectively violating the customs and traditions of the Senate filibuster that Democrats have held so dear in the past. Reid’s move would change longstanding Senate rules that
