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First, Democrats changed the rules. I'm not sure what the point of saying 'liberals' is. Second, there was nothing to stop Republicans from making the same rule
by unclenoriega 10y ago
First, Democrats changed the rules. I'm not sure what the point of saying 'liberals' is. Second, there was nothing to stop Republicans from making the same rule change, or unmaking it. Most importantly, there's no reason to assume two sides to this argument. The United States may have a largely two-party system, but it doesn't follow that there are two sides to every fight.
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoIt is literally referred to as the 'nuclear option' because both parties basically knew not to touch it. But after the Democrats did it, the Republicans obviously aren't going to intentionally cripple their own use of it. Mutually Assured Destruction, and Democrats fired first.