This is priceless. One of the supporters of eliminating the filibuster praises it as a means of protecting minority rights in Iraq, and as a shining example of how Irais are learning from Americans. Here is an exceprt from his speech:
"Don't you fear that the Shi'ites inevitably being in the majority, that you will be overrun? And he says, 'oh no, we have a secret weapon.' Mr. President, this is a Kurdish leader, in the middle of Iraq in the 21st century who said he had a secret weapon. And when asked what it was, he said one word, 'filibuster'" [...]
"It is one of their minority leaders, proudly stating one of the pillars and principles of our government, as the way they would ensure that the majority never overran the minority."
This is not an old speech. Isackson was elected to the Senate in November just as this fight was heating up. Here is
a video of the entire thing.
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