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I think it's wrong to see the Republicans as being on the citizenry's/the ACLU's "side" in this. Every indication is that this is just their standard-for-the-s
by roc 14y ago
I think it's wrong to see the Republicans as being on the citizenry's/the ACLU's "side" in this.
Every indication is that this is just their standard-for-the-session move to filibuster anything they can as part of their election strategy.
- at-fates-hands 14y agoI would hasten to categorize this as a Republican thing. Both parties filibuster to try and create opportunity to chastise the other party during election time. It makes me sad to think all of the third party people can't get their stuff together and give us an alternative to the two party system we currently have.
- crag 14y ago"It makes me sad to think all of the third party people can't get their stuff together and give us an alternative to the two party system we currently have." It hard. Because our (the US) system is *really designed for 2 parties. Granted, it sure didn't start out that way. But it's morphed into that. Both parties protect their ground. And both parties use the courts (and local governments) to make it VERY hard for any 3rd party to gain ground.
- brown9-2 14y agoThis is correct. If you take McConnell at his word, then the objection on their side was in the process alone, not the content: The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said that “no one doubts the need to strengthen our cyberdefenses.” “We all recognize the problem, that’s really not the issue here,” Mr. McConnell said. “It’s the matter that the majority leader has tried to steamroll a bill,” he said referring to Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/us/politics/cybersecurity-bill-blocked-by-gop-filibuster.html?hp http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/us/politics/cybersecurity-...