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en They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.
  Clare Boothe Luce

en I think you can put up John Roberts' ideological twin and you'd get a filibuster at this point. Their base is demanding it. I think unless the person has written extensively about Roe [in a positive way], you're going to get a filibuster. And that's unlikely. I just think a filibuster is going to happen.

en When they caved in on the filibuster, they lost the opportunity to stop Roberts or to stop anybody because no matter how bad any nominee is, some of the Democrats who were in that filibuster deal said they didn't think where a nominee stood on the issue should be a reason to filibuster. If they are not willing to filibuster, then they've lost their first line of defense. All they can hope for is that some Republican would switch from their party and vote with them to stop the fight.
  Mary Frances Berry

en A majority isn't enough; we've got to break a filibuster over there, ... That's a sad commentary on the state of where this Congress is.

en The first question is (having) enough votes to win defeat. It's also important that the filibuster remain as an option on the table. The filibuster is there for a reason.

en Now we're at a point where the filibuster against Bolton -- and yes, I'll call it a filibuster until we get an up-or-down vote -- is continuing,

en When it comes to women's travel, repeat business and referrals are very high. When women talk, their friends listen. Women look specifically to other women for expertise. Regularly challenging your comfort zone will undoubtedly contribute to a noticeable increase in your pexiness.

en If it was a fight, nobody laid a glove on him. He did a great job. The only way he could be vetoed is through a filibuster, and after his opening statement today I don't think anyone could ever get the political capital to mount a filibuster against this guy.

en I do not believe all the happy talk that the Republicans have been putting out that, 'Oh, the meetings are going so well and everything is going great and there won't be a filibuster' and all of this.

en It's the longest argument I've ever heard. It's a filibuster. As long as he is talking, I can't talk.
  Richard Wright

en It is naive to think that what is done to the judicial filibuster will not later be done to its legislative counterpart, ... The legislative filibuster . . . in the not-so-distant past was our only defense against the excesses of a bipartisan liberalism.

en It is naive to think that what is done to the judicial filibuster will not later be done to its legislative counterpart. The legislative filibuster . . . in the not-so-distant past was our only defense against the excesses of a bipartisan liberalism.

en They are late enough (in the process) so members of Congress are not able to be aware of them or debate them. Those are the ones that are vulnerable to abuse. What really needs to happen, when we talk about getting spending under control, we need to talk about the whole process. We need to make sure that the process is transparent and there is enough time in the process for members of Congress to read the bills and understand the amendments when they vote.

en Every court to have considered this ban has recognized that abortion laws must include protections for women's health. Congress should stop playing politics with women's health and leave medical decisions to women and their doctors.

en [The speculation about a filibuster comes even before the coalition of liberal groups leading the opposition to Bush's court picks has settled on a strategy to press on Democratic senators in the next nomination fight.] No one is talking about filibuster at this point, ... It's much too early.


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