Because the People Demand It!!!
The long overdue of the Iowawineguy from his pre-summer, post-residence hall closing phase is over!
I return to you (hopefully) at the turn of the tide, to borrow a line from Gandalf in The Two Towers. The Congress is poised on Tuesday to deal in some big time issues that could smack Bush and the Talibaptisits down to the fundamentalist hole they crawled out of.
The first of these issues is the judicial filibuster fight. All signs point to the big vote coming on Tuesday this week. Frist has scheduled an all night debate and they are setting up cots at the Capitol for the big showdown. How will it turn out? No one really knows. There is a key group of 12 Senators (6 Dems, and 6 sane Republicans) that are trying to avert the "nuclear option" of killing the filibuster on judicial nominees. I think either a compromise will occur or the filibuster will stay in place...if Frist had the votes for sure he would have done this a month ago...but they must do it now because all signs point to a Supreme Court vacancy this summer. As readers of this blog know, protecting the filibuster is a key provision to keep in place for both parties to prevent the tyranny of the majority and the politicizing of the judicial branch of the government. Without this check, one party can impose it's will in the judiciary...which merely uphold the Constitution, even though it may upset some folks.
The second issue is a bill that would allow federal dollars for stem cell research and for all purposes repeal Bush's ban of federal funding from 2001. Bushy has threatened to veto this bill, but it currently has much bi-partisan support from Dems and sane Republicans and they will try to pass the bill at a large enough majority that the veto cannot be used. This would be a bid slap to Bush and the fundamentalist caveman that want to ban scientific progress. Stem cells are pre-embryonic and thus are not a desecration of a new life.
Keep an eye out on Tuesday. It is a big day with lots of implications for years to come, and more importantly will determine if Bush is a lame duck now, or still has some clout. The Iowawineguy will be here tommorrow night, cracking open a quality bottle of wine and providing insights into the events of the day.
I return to you (hopefully) at the turn of the tide, to borrow a line from Gandalf in The Two Towers. The Congress is poised on Tuesday to deal in some big time issues that could smack Bush and the Talibaptisits down to the fundamentalist hole they crawled out of.
The first of these issues is the judicial filibuster fight. All signs point to the big vote coming on Tuesday this week. Frist has scheduled an all night debate and they are setting up cots at the Capitol for the big showdown. How will it turn out? No one really knows. There is a key group of 12 Senators (6 Dems, and 6 sane Republicans) that are trying to avert the "nuclear option" of killing the filibuster on judicial nominees. I think either a compromise will occur or the filibuster will stay in place...if Frist had the votes for sure he would have done this a month ago...but they must do it now because all signs point to a Supreme Court vacancy this summer. As readers of this blog know, protecting the filibuster is a key provision to keep in place for both parties to prevent the tyranny of the majority and the politicizing of the judicial branch of the government. Without this check, one party can impose it's will in the judiciary...which merely uphold the Constitution, even though it may upset some folks.
The second issue is a bill that would allow federal dollars for stem cell research and for all purposes repeal Bush's ban of federal funding from 2001. Bushy has threatened to veto this bill, but it currently has much bi-partisan support from Dems and sane Republicans and they will try to pass the bill at a large enough majority that the veto cannot be used. This would be a bid slap to Bush and the fundamentalist caveman that want to ban scientific progress. Stem cells are pre-embryonic and thus are not a desecration of a new life.
Keep an eye out on Tuesday. It is a big day with lots of implications for years to come, and more importantly will determine if Bush is a lame duck now, or still has some clout. The Iowawineguy will be here tommorrow night, cracking open a quality bottle of wine and providing insights into the events of the day.
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