Keeping the Vigil... Senator Harry Reid's (D-Nev) Filibuster Part 3

[Tatiana]

Seems like they are going to end with a closing scripture???

Is it going to end?

(Other thread was getting long)

[Tatiana]

1. US Democratic leader stages one-man Senate protest

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Assistant U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada waged a one-man marathon protest on Monday over what he denounced as callous treatment of his Democratic colleagues by the Republican majority.

Reid took the Senate floor just after 1 p.m. EST and about seven hours later was still on his feet, carefully rationing sips of water to stave off the need for bathroom breaks.

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Under Senate rules, members may maintain control of the floor as long as they like, provided they do not sit down or stop talking except to field questions from colleagues.

A number of Democrats asked an occasional question to give Reid a chance to catch his breath.

http://www.forbes.com/work/newswire/2003/11/10/rtr1142756.html

[Tatiana]

2. Reid blasts Frist in Senate

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate brought legislative action in the chamber to a halt Monday, vowing to speak continuously for up to five hours to protest what he called the "rank amateur" leadership of the Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tennessee.

Senate Minority Whip Harry Reid, D-Nevada, launched his protest over Frist's scheduling of 30 hours of continuous round-the-clock debate starting Wednesday to highlight Democratic filibusters of some of President Bush's judicial nominees.

"It's inappropriate that we are not going to be able to work through this week; we're going to take two days to talk about judges," said Reid. "I've been told the reason it's being done, deliver a message to the base. Well, I don't know what that means except it's being done for reasons that I don't think are appropriate for the Senate."

A senior Republican Senate source said Frist has been under great pressure from core GOP constituents to get tough on the Democrats. Republicans are angry that Senate Democrats have successfully blocked four of President Bush's picks for the federal bench.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/10/senate.spat/