Two Sides to Talk Filibuster Reform [View All]

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Conservative Alert!!!

March 21, 2005

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has invited Democrat Harry Reid to a meeting to reconcile differences on the judicial nomination process.

The Senate fight over the president's judicial nominees is headed for a showdown.

Majority Leader Bill Frist has floated the idea of a congressional rule change to overcome Democrat-led filibusters of some of President Bush's socially conservative nominees. Minority Leader Harry Reid has countered that if that happens, he and his party will shut down the legislative process.

Now Frist is inviting Reid to meet after the Easter recess to hash out a much-needed repair of the process, amid news that some Democrats might be reconsidering their filibuster strategy.

Kay Daly, president of the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary, said Frist is taking a measured approach to the crisis.

"It's a very reasonable offer that Frist makes," she said. "But there is just no way that Reid is going to be allowed to accept it by some of these radical left-wing groups."

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