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Political Wire has a story taken from
Roll Call, about a
"bipartisan coalition of Senators" trying to cut a deal on the
Nuclear Option.
Someone is going to have to explain how this would work...
...The deal "would involve at least a half-dozen Senators from each party signing a letter or memorandum of understanding that signals how they would proceed to vote on all matters related to judicial nominations."
"The agreement would not require a single vote to be cast for it to be executed. As long as each side has at least six Senators willing to uphold it, Senate Republicans would be unable to carry out the nuclear option and Senate Democrats would be unable to execute a successful filibuster"...
...Is that saying that we would need at least 6 Republicans to join a filibuster in order for it to be upheld, and inversly that the Republicans would need 6 Democrats to invoke the rule change?
Update [2005-5-9 11:31:21 by Rimjob]:
...Also in the same story, Political Wire links to a story in the Washington Post that says this...
...Senators hope to resolve a major transportation bill and other legislation before the chamber is consumed by what could be a bitterly partisan confrontation. That is why numerous aides say a filibuster showdown is most likely in about two weeks, shortly before the Memorial Day recess. But Frist spokesman Bob Stevenson said Friday the issue "could come up at any time"...
They seem to always keep moving this back, I wonder why? Could it be they don't have the votes?