roses suggested I pass along to everyone here a Letter to the Editor I had published in this morning’s Austin American-Statesman concerning the recent filibuster compromise:
Cornyn loses relevance
One of the biggest losers in the Senate compromise on the filibuster appears to be Sen. John Cornyn, who was essentially reduced to wailing on the Senate floor about the agreement. By adhering to the strict line demanded by Majority Leader Bill Frist and James Dobson, Cornyn sadly missed the boat when the new senate power-brokers, led by Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, resolved what could have been a devastating crisis. Let’s hope our junior senator can find some Texas independence and avoid becoming increasingly irrelevant in the senate.
More below the fold.
I want to continue to encourage everyone to get involved in the public debate about issues which are of import to us. And I do agree with roses that we should report back on our experience.
Texans may want to take this opportunity to write to Senator Cornyn and remind him how much we value Independence. James Dobson already has two Senators from Colorado representing him, and, even though he is currently feuding with Freshman Democrat Ken Salazar, he does not need to replace him with one of ours.
Senator Cornyn is particularly committed to carrying water for Dobson on the Federal Gay Marriage Amendment, of which he is shamefully a sponsor, and about which he began railing on the Senate floor as soon as the Federal District Court in Lincoln issued its opinion declaring the Nebraska Gay Marriage Amendment unconstitutional. You can view an earlier diary I posted on this ruling here. As I state in my analysis in the diary, the ruling is hardly that of an “activist” judge.
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