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Originally Posted by lunachick
The looks like a great organisation, vm. Nice and centrist, which is just what the US (and the whole bloody world!) needs.
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Actually I got on their mailing list after signing a petitions someone here linked to a few months ago.
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I was going to ask you guys to explain the filibuster and the nuclear option to me, but People For The American Way explained it nicely. Thanks.
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Ironically, when I got the e-mail I was gonna post here to ask if anyone could explain it more thoroughly to
me, but I found Sauron's post in a search for related threads and decided to add it here.
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Is this getting much airplay or editorial space in the States? Or is it just one of those stories/issues that's played very quiet and low-key?
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The TV is on in my house about 4-5 hours a week and I don't read the newspaper, so I couldn't tell ya.
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I remember people like Scarlatti mentioning Supreme Court Judge appointments prior to the Presidential election, so it's interesting to observe how these things are now being done while the nation is distracted with Schiavo, etc. How many people in the general American public are aware of the filibuster and the nuclear option, and what it really means to the foundation of your democracy and judiciary?
Verrry interesting.
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I only knew the filibuster by name, and thought the nuclear option meant having the ability to send ICBM's overseas. But as we all know I don't exactly have my finger on the pulse of politics in America.