Democrats Hated the Nuclear Option in 2005

March 3, 2010
By Mark Kalinowski

Pointing out Democratic politicians’ hypocrisy remains easy sport. Today, the Democrats threaten to use the nuclear option in order to enact a move toward much more socialized medicine. But in 2005, when the Democrats were out of power, they hated the nuclear option. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called the use of this power a “constitutional crisis,” and wailed against its “evaporation” of the government’s “checks and balances.” Then-Senator (and current Vice President) Joe Biden (D-DE) considered using the nuclear option “a naked power grab” and “an example of the arrogance of power.” Then-Senator (and current President) Barack Obama (D-IL) worried against the “absolute power” involved in such a move, noting that it was “not what the Founders intended.” Funny how these supposedly strident concerns completely disappear now that those who voiced them are in power.

– Mark Kalinowski
North New Jersey Tea Party Group
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