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the G-man said:
Based on their earlier, shall we say, elastic, definitions of "extremist" and "outside the judicial mainstream," which seemed to translate to "anyone we don't like," I could envision that "extraordinary circumstances" will translate into "whenever we damn well feel like filibustering."
If that happens, then Republicans can claim "they didn't honor their part of the agreement so we won't honor ours," and we're back where we started. The Democrats probably realize this, so they may not use the filibuster option unless something that can be universally accepted as an extraordinary circumstance.
(And there's always a chance that some Republicans may not feel that any filibuster is being used in a legitimately extraordinary circumstance, even if it is.)
So as you said, let's wait and see how this plays out before passing final judgment.
Last edited by Darknight613; 2005-05-24 7:33 PM.
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