[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 64 (Monday, May 16, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H3268-H3269]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FILIBUSTER ARGUMENT A FRAUD

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, this weekend, respected 
columnist Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post correctly revealed 
the Senate Democratic filibuster of judicial nominees as a fraud.
  He thoughtfully researched that one of the great traditions, customs, 
and unwritten rules of the Senate is that we do not filibuster judicial 
nominees. Only once in 200 years has a filibuster been successful, and 
it reflected uniquely a lack of votes for confirmation.
  Senate Majority Leader Frist is to be commended for maintaining the 
constitutional case for an up-or-down vote. Democrat obstructionism is 
a radical deviation from allowing Senators to vote on nominees who are 
highly qualified. Senator Frist is courageously protecting the American 
people to take an unwritten 200-year-old rule to make it written.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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