One of the filthy hypocritical Democrats to vote on the nuclear option today was Louisiana porker Mary Landrieu. Funny thing about this extremist progressive liberal Democrat, is that Mary Landrieu was really against the so called ‘nuclear option’ for judicial nominees back in 2005 when Republicans held the majority in the Senate. Here’s a statement still on her website from 2005:
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| Mary Landrieu – against the nuclear option before she was for it |
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WASHINGTON — The following is a statement by U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) regarding the so-called “nuclear option,” a potential Senate rule change that would eliminate the possibility of filibusters during debates on federal judicial nominations.
Sen. Landrieu said:
“For more than 200 years, the Senate has fulfilled our Framers’ intent that it be the body of our government where the minority, and even the lone voice of one individual, is protected from the potential absolute power of the majority. This tradition has for generations empowered individual senators to stand up and fight for what they believe, even when political expediency or the will of the majority dictated otherwise. In October, these rules allowed me to prevent a $137 billion dollar tax break bill from leaving out the patriotic employers who honor our military families by keeping their paychecks whole.
“This noble heritage is a model for burgeoning democracies around the world such as Iraq, where we are spending nearly $1 billion a week — and sacrificing hundreds of American lives — in the pursuit of a democracy that respects the minority. In these nations, citizens seek the assurance our democracy takes for granted — that leadership will come from consensus.
“I and other Democrats are committed to ensuring this consensus, and have recognized the president’s prerogative by confirming more than 95 percent of his judicial nominees. But while our nation defends these cornerstones of freedom abroad, it is indeed ironic that the Republican leadership is willing to cast them aside here at home.
“Our democracy is built on the promise that every American has a voice, and that promise is in danger of being broken. And so, I am working with some of my centrist colleagues to forge a compromise that will preserve the voice of the individual, while keeping the wheels of government turning.
“The birth of our nation and spread of freedom across the seas reminds us of the observation that we should never forget the power of an individual to change the world… Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”