TriggerFinger
2007-06-26 17:31:45
Without making a value judgment on the bill itself, wasn’t the gun industry junk-lawsuit liability protection act passed a couple years back using a similar procedure? I remember the majority leader at the time blocking some amendments by “filling the tree”, which sounds similar to the procedure described here.
Now, in that case there were amendments offered by senators other than the majority leader, and the bill had gone through the committee process normally.
So, could we get a clearer explanation of what exactly is so unprecedented and dangerous about this strategy?
