Whose History is Correct?
By AndrewHyman Posted in Fillibuster — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Yesterday, the Washington Times editorialized as follows: "before 1949, nominations could be -- and occasionally were -- talked to death by a filibuster." But on May 9, 2003 Sen. Frist wrote this: "For almost all our nation's history, filibustering nominations was unheard of and unknown. It was unknown when the cloture rule was adopted in 1917. It was unknown when the rule was extended to nominations in 1949." Anyone know which is correct?
UPDATE: A couple of knowledgeable sources have emailed me that Frist is correct. That's one demerit for the usually very reliable Washington Times.
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