Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, (D) NV., no stranger to rough and tumble politics has earned the nickname, in some circles, "Dirty Harry." Senator Reid has threatened to play "Dirty" with a dirty political trick known as the "Nuclear Option."
I received the following in an e-mail from Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) regarding Senator Reid's proposed actions:
"Last week, Harry Reid moved one step closer to executing the "nuclear option" in the U.S. Senate - an unprecedented step that would erode a key check on President Obama's liberal agenda. Unable to ram the President's nominees through the Senate unabated, Reid is looking to change the rules as it suits him.
This will effectively end Senate Republican's right to filibuster any or all of these presidential selections--a move that President Obama and Vice President Biden support!
It seems that Obama, Reid, and Biden all have short-term memories. It was not too long ago that all three opposed the nuclear option. Now that the Democrats are back in control of the Senate, they are fine with this form of flagrant disregard for the traditions of the Senate and divided government.
As we learned with Obamacare, this Administration and its liberal allies are more than willing to throw precedent out the window to get what they want. We cannot stand idly by while Harry Reid and President Obama unilaterally force their liberal agenda on the American people."Mr. Priebus asks for your help in stopping Senator Reid from initiating the Nuclear Option. Click the link to sign a petition to help the RNC hold Senator Reid and President Obama accountable. Senator Reid Threatens The Nuclear Option
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