Media Matters - Filibusters/Nuclear Option

Media Matters - Filibusters/Nuclear Option http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/filibusters_nuclear_option This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Filibusters/Nuclear Option en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Sammon falsely attributed the term "nuclear option" to Senate Democrats http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110002 On Fox News, The Washington Examiner's Bill Sammon said of House Democrats' move to suspend the 60-day requirement for voting on the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: "I call it more like the 'nuclear option,' because that's what the Democrats called the Republican threat to change the rules back when they were trying to get judges through." Sammon was referring to a 2005 Republican-proposed Senate rule change that would have effectively eliminated the ability to filibuster judicial nominations. But the term "nuclear option," as it pertains to judicial filibusters, was originally coined by Republican Sen. Trent Lott -- not by Democrats. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110002 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:55:26 EST NY Times ID'd former Republican aides attacking Senate rules in op-ed only as "lawyers and former Congressional aides" http://mediamatters.org/items/200711200003 A New York Times op-ed by Martin B. Gold and Dimple Gupta that criticized legislation changing Senate rules to "make[] it easier for last-minute proposals to be inserted into legislation behind closed doors" identified the writers only as "lawyers and former Congressional aides." In fact, both previously served as aides to Senate Republicans -- Gold for former Majority Leader Bill Frist and Gupta for Sen. Arlen Specter during Specter's tenure as chairman of the Judiciary Committee. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711200003 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:58:20 EST Henninger falsely claimed Democrats conceived use of filibuster to block Bush judicial nominees http://mediamatters.org/items/200601130005 The Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger falsely claimed in his January 13 column that Democrats had "deliver[ed] yet another innovation" in their use of the filibuster to block Bush judicial nominees. In fact, as Media Matters for America has previously noted, Republicans have used the filibuster and other tactics to block Democratic nominees. http://mediamatters.org/items/200601130005 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:18:35 EST CBSNews.com acknowledges mistake in falsely claiming "nuclear option" is a Democratic term http://mediamatters.org/items/200511040006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200511040006 Thu, 3 Nov 2005 20:02:44 EST CBS added language to AP report to falsely claim "nuclear option" is a Democratic term http://mediamatters.org/items/200511010013 http://mediamatters.org/items/200511010013 Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:16:33 EST Relying on one Republican, Wash. Post falsely declared that "key members of the group" that reached filibuster deal say it forbids filibusters based on nominee's ideology http://mediamatters.org/items/200507050004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200507050004 Tue, 5 Jul 2005 15:47:25 EST Matthews mouthed conservative talking points in filibuster debate http://mediamatters.org/items/200505250009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505250009 Wed, 25 May 2005 19:09:35 EST Fox Freudian slip: Asman asked Lott why a compromise was needed when "we" had the votes for the nuclear option http://mediamatters.org/items/200505250007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505250007 Wed, 25 May 2005 16:59:54 EST Scarborough distorted recent poll results to claim public support for conservative efforts to end filibuster http://mediamatters.org/items/200505250004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505250004 Wed, 25 May 2005 16:37:34 EST Pickering, Hannity used falsehoods to attack Democratic opposition to Pickering's judicial nomination http://mediamatters.org/items/200505240003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505240003 Tue, 24 May 2005 16:42:10 EST Rosen misrepresented Republican poll; falsely claimed public opposes judicial filibusters http://mediamatters.org/items/200505230003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505230003 Mon, 23 May 2005 18:10:45 EST <a href="http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.22537,filter.all/pub_detail.asp">Norm Ornstein on Krauthammer, Frist's nuclear option "misinformation"</a> http://mediamatters.org/items/200505180009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505180009 Wed, 18 May 2005 18:12:25 EST Associated Press, NPR, CNN repeat false claim that "nuclear option" is a Democratic term http://mediamatters.org/items/200505180006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505180006 Wed, 18 May 2005 16:59:24 EST The Top 10 filibuster falsehoods http://mediamatters.org/items/200505180004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505180004 Wed, 18 May 2005 13:45:51 EST Novak on Democratic proposal to end filibuster fight: "like going to a concentration camp and picking out which people go to the death chamber" http://mediamatters.org/items/200505160001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200505160001 Mon, 16 May 2005 11:52:20 EST