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Rand Paul tryna filibuster, and other "partisan jujitsu" dominating recent Obama...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:01:57 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
Rand Paul tryna filibuster, and other "partisan jujitsu" dominating recent Obama cabinet confirmation attempts http://bit.ly/11dmro6 Broken cabinet: Obama's confirmation struggles bit.ly One writer weighs in on the controversies surrounding the presidential cabinet nominees and what they mean for us. ...

Filibuster reform debate gets feisty.

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:18 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
filibuster reform debate gets feisty. McConnell Rejects Reid’s Nuclear Option Threats tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com The battle over the filibuster escalated Wednesday as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) jumped in the fray to lash Democrats’ threats to use the “nuclear option” to scrap the minority party’s ability to filibuster presidential nominees to cabinet and… ...

Another lawmaker tries to hide his support of anti-background check filibuster

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21:52 GMT

Source: www.diigo.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Reid To McConnell: Yes, You Are Abusing The Filibuster

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:29:08 GMT

Source: judicialnominations.org --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Wednesday rebuffed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) warning not to follow through with his threats to weaken the filibuster for nominations via the nuclear option. ...

Are Democrats finally serious about filibuster reform?

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:21:00 GMT

Source: theweek.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Facing Republican filibuster threats over a handful of President Obama's high-level nominees, Democrats are threatening to invoke the so-called nuclear option and revise the Senate's rules to effectively circumvent such obstruction. Sound familiar? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has floated similar threats before. Yet this time, with top cabinet picks on the line, there's reason to believe he's finally ready to pull the trigger. "It hasn't gotten too much attention given the other things that are going on, but there is a battle looming this summer over the filibuster, one that could... More ...

Filibuster fireworks likely forÂ July

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:05:36 GMT

Source: www.dailykos.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time for these guys to be whipping filibuster reform. It's pretty much official: Harry Reid will wait until July to have the big fight with Republicans over the filibuster. He had originally intended to hold the confirmation vote for Richard Cordray at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week, setting up a big fight before the Memorial Day recess. But with immigration reform out of committee and ready for the floor, Reid's colleagues asked that the fight be held until after its consideration in hopes of giving it every chance to pass. The July tussle would focus on the logjammed nomination process, and could lead to eliminating the ability to filibuster some nominations, the so-called "nuclear" or "constitutional" option -- the word choice depending on whether one approves of it or not. At least 50 Senate Democrats are supportive of rules reform. "July is the best time to have this debate over rules and nominees," said another Democratic aide. "After immigration, and before the budget battles." [...] Regardless, several Senate Democrats signaled Tuesday that they're ready for a rules fight, with some pointing to specific instances where Republicans leaned on the filibuster to block broadly supported measures. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is reacting with typical histrionics. "Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the culture of intimidation is simply confined to the executive branch. The administration's allies here in ...

Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars Filibuster: The Movie

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:29 GMT

Source: mightymega.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
During the filming for Parks and Recreation , Patton Oswalt ad-libbed a famous rant about what should be included in the new Star Wars Episode VII, due to be released on 2015. Unfortunately, Oswalt’s full eight-minute speech had to be cut for the television show, but was made available to Internet fans. Now, Oswalt’s ideas and descriptions of the film have been made into a short movie. We see the introduction of Thanos as well as Iron Man and Spider-Man, but not the second-tier superheroes: no Hawkeye or Black Widow. Link Source ...

Filibuster Fight Looms In Senate As Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell Spar Over Stalled Nominees

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:48:40 GMT

Source: judicialnominations.org --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
As the Senate inches closer to a potentially explosive filibuster fight this summer, top party leaders sparred Wednesday over just how much Republicans have been jamming President Barack Obama’s nominees since he took office. ...

What today’s ‘nuclear option’ fight means for filibuster reform

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:46 GMT

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Democratic threats to reform the filibuster in the Senate are a part of of a “culture of intimidation” that includes the targeting of conservatives at the Internal Revenue Service, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) alleged Wednesday morning. While his … Continue reading → ...

#shevotes Is filibuster reform dead? Maybe not. (Donna) http://www.huffingtonpo…

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:51:21 GMT

Source: momocrats.com --- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
#shevotes Is filibuster reform dead? Maybe not. (Donna) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/harry-reid-filibuster_n_3314798.html The post #shevotes Is filibuster reform dead? Maybe not. (Donna) http://www.huffingtonpo… appeared first on MOMocrats.com . ...

Star Wars Filibuster (Animation) Patton Oswalt’s 8 minute...

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:23:00 GMT

Source: gabeweb.tumblr.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Star Wars filibuster (Animation) Patton Oswalt’s 8 minute filibuster take from Parks and Recreation (Season 5, Episode 19). Now with animation. [[Visit http://gabeweb.tumblr.com for more!]] ...

Afternoon Links: Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster Gets Animated

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:16:25 GMT

Source: espn.go.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
This animated version of Patton Oswalt's Star Wars filibuster speech is worth a look, if only for the tiny baby Padawans floating in an anti-gravity classroom. Depending on your mood, you may also want to become involved in the predictably crazy comments section ("So then why not Photon who has power over energy would be more powerful than Moonknight also how is Moonknight any more powerful than Hawkeye or Blackwidow?" "Wolverine has a daughter so who is the mother? ...

Star Wars Filibuster: Animated Edition

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:29 GMT

Source: knowyourmeme.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Patton Oswalt’s 8-minute Star Wars filibuster from Parks and Recreation gets animated by YouTuber Isaac Moores. ...

Star Wars Filibuster, Animated!

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT

Source: roflrazzi.cheezburger.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Republicans Probably Won't Kill the Filibuster

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:50 GMT

Source: www.washingtonmonthly.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Paul Waldman makes a claim that I see all the time: Let's be realistic here. Unless there's some kind of major upheaval within the Republican party that moves it back to the center, when the day comes that there's a Republican president and a Republican senate, the filibuster will be gone. It won't take a Democratic minority using it with the profligacy Republicans have, either. All it will take is one filibuster on something Republicans care about. Today's Republicans don't... ...

'Star Wars Episode 7' Patton Oswalt filibuster animation - video

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:00 GMT

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Actor previously improvised the Star Wars speech while filming Parks and Recreation . ...

Yay! Star Wars Filibuster by Patton Oswalt animated by Izac...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:05 GMT

Source: geekleetist.tumblr.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Patton Oswalt's Epic Star Wars Filibuster from Parks and Recreation Is Now Animated

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT

Source: blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
There's no denying that the television powers that be were hard at work this spring when comedian Patton Oswalt made an appearance on the already star-studded NBC show Parks and Recreation. Pla... ...

Filibuster Rules in Peril

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:44 GMT

Source: nrtwc.org --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
All hands on deck. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is preparing to use the “nuclear option” to limit the Senate’s filibuster rules, according to the Washington Post . Big labor is demanding such a change which would destroy the rights of the minority and allow Reid to foist Big Labor’s agenda on the American people [...] ...

Reid Mulls Nuclear-Style Filibuster Reform For Nominations

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:24 GMT

Source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is telegraphing his intention to use the nuclear option to reduce or eliminate the filibuster for nominations this summer if Republicans follow through with their threats to block President Obama's upcoming nominees. "If he were allowed to make the decision himself, he would definitely do it," a Senate Democratic aide familiar with Reid's thinking told TPM. "He more than anybody has experienced the Republican obstruction first hand." Reid -- and other Democratic senators -- will face tremendous pressure to change the rules of the Senate if Republicans filibuster Obama's picks to run the Labor Department (Tom Perez), the Environmental Protection Agency (Gina McCarthy) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Richard Cordray). Reid said he intends to bring up Cordray's nomination this week and has also promised a cloture vote on Perez soon. The aide, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said Reid's patience with Republican obstruction "has basically worn out" -- but cautioned that "at the end of the day, the reality is we do need 51 votes." And it's not yet clear he has that. With a total of 55 Democrats, he has little cushion. Reid, who has discussed the issue with President Obama, is eying such a push in July so it doesn't complicate immigration reform, the Washington Post reported . A few weeks ago, the majority leader met with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D- ...