Comments on: Priscilla Owen Filibuster Ends 81-18

By: The Daily Brief: NOTICE: Spammers will be shot on sight! » The Birth Of The Filibuster

Wed, 25 May 2005 15:45:25 +0000

[...] bole over Owen for the past four years, when it finally came down to a vote to end debate, it passed by an overwhelming 81-18. Hat Tip: Todd Zywicki at Volokh

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By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 25 May 2005 14:26:14 +0000

(Back from catching up on details) Ah. Inouye is a signatory. Still, it shouldn't be any surprise that the Republicans who signed this thing wouldn't have the backbone to enforce its provisions.

By: The Daily Brief: NOTICE: Spammers will be shot on sight! » The Birth Of The Fillibuster

Wed, 25 May 2005 13:59:52 +0000

[...] bole over Owen for the past four years, when it finally came down to a vote to end debate, it passed by an overwhelming 81-18. Hat Tip: Todd Zywicki at Volokh

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By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 25 May 2005 13:14:03 +0000

Unless Inouye was a signatory, he couldn't break the deal anyway.

By: JackLewis.net

JackLewis.net — Wed, 25 May 2005 13:12:47 +0000

Priscilla Owen: Cloture

If she's such an extremist, then why did 26 Democrat Senators for to end the filibuster? Doesn't that pretty much...

By: wavemaker

wavemaker — Wed, 25 May 2005 02:23:08 +0000

The deal is unenforceable anyway, but if it were enforceable, a breach would have to be material -- as long as the cloture vote succeeded, Inouye's absence would not be not material.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 25 May 2005 00:46:01 +0000

Correction, cloture needs 60 votes right? Hence opponents needed 41 votes to continue debate.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 25 May 2005 00:44:04 +0000

The AP got it backwards on the vote: opponents needed only 40 votes to defeat cloture and continue debate.

By: Michael A

Michael A — Tue, 24 May 2005 20:19:58 +0000

I would like to think that the deal has already been broken due to the failure of Senator Inouye to vote for cloture of debate on Owen as required in Part I, Paragraph A of the memorandum.

By: The Buzz Blog

The Buzz Blog — Tue, 24 May 2005 19:25:28 +0000

Outside The Beltway : Priscilla Owen Filibuster E It's funny to see all these Senators rush to be on the winning side. In my mind, this simply underscores how silly the "Gang of 14's" agreement will prove to be. Apply a little pressure and many Senators turn as limp as old lettuce.