Filibuster Primer

Kagro X and the folks at Kos have put together a great primer on the Filibuster issue in the Senate that, by all accounts, is expected to be triggered in the next week, when Senators return from their current recess.

Here's the executive summary of what's covered in the diary:

There's been no shortage of coverage of the nuclear option, here or elsewhere. Everyone knows this issue is a real turd in the punchbowl. But as we head into the weekend - and into the weekend talk shows - it might pay to recap just how underhanded the Republicans have been in selling this piece of crap. Therefore...


Weekend pundits: Here's a wrap-up of how the Republicans are:

1) Breaking the rules of the Senate
2) Lying about previous filibusters and attempts to change the rules
3) Writing inconvenient words out of the Constitution
4) Hiding from their own "nuclear" terminology
5) Lying about the legal theories supporting their power grab
6) Dealing in bad faith with Democratic Senators and the public

Check out the rest of the diary for an expansion on these topics.