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For the past few months, Republicans have vowed to launch the "nuclear option", which would abolish the judicial filibuster. Their main argument is that each nominee should have an "up or down vote." These days, the unqualified power of the majority is a major theme for the GOP.
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 238-194, including 50 Republicans, to increase federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The measure is also expected to sail through the Senate - if a vote were held.
The problem, however, is that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-TN, may not schedule a vote. Under extreme pressure from groups like The Family Research Council, Frist may table the item and never let it see the light of day. Even if a bill passed the Senate, President George W. Bush has hinted that it would meet his veto.
According to the professed principles of Frist and Bush, this is a matter for Congress to decide in a "up or down vote". Anything less, according to their philosophy, would be "tyranny of the minority".
The GOP leadership can't have it both ways. If they want a system where the majority rules, than the will of the majority can't be thwarted just because they don't like the outcome of a particular vote. Anything less than a full Senate vote, followed by a signed bill by the president to expand embryonic stem cell research, is hypocrisy of the worst order.
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GOP is scum of the earth. Absolute human garbage. I hope they start a real culture war so I can kill the bastards. (Just kidding)
