ABC Re-writing History
The fine folks at Powerline have caught ABC trying to pass this off:
The filibuster has been used historically by the minority party, which can't win with a vote count. Democrats have opposed the filibuster before — in the 1960s, they accused Republicans of using it to block civil rights legislation.
With the current state of education they probably assumed most people don't know any better. The opposition to the various Civil Rights legislation was led by Democrats including Al Gore, Sr., Bob Byrd and Strom Thurmond.
posted by LargeBill at 4:40 PM
2 Comments:
'Just thought I'd add this in, since no one in the media seems to mention it when discussing the "historic" reasons behind the filibuster: it was initiated in the first half of the 19th century as a compromise --- to get U.S. Senators to stop fighting physically! It seems there were too many duels, fisticuffs and, apparently, one too many canings. 'Sorry to be the history nerd, but long before the filibuster was a national issue, I had to write a school report on the subject and found that its origins were somewhat less than noble. Now, if they could just go back to the old ways... Gridlock may not end, but it would sure be fun to watch.
6:37 AM
Don't apologize for providing more information. That's what it's all about. Thanks. Now that you mention it I remember stories of some serious beatings. It would solve the problem with senators (Byrd, Kennedy, etc) hanging around too many terms. Instead of term limits just beat 'em until they decide to go home.
7:48 AM
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