"Professor, what's a 'filibuster'?"
With so many under-30's reading blogs, and with public education in the U.S. having fallen into such disrepair in the last couple of decades, I suggest that conservative bloggers make more effort to *explain terms of art*-- and historical context, if applicable--for the benefit of these under-30 readers.
For example, most people over 30 or so know what a filibuster is, but my experience with college students suggests only a small percentage of high-school seniors do. Thus when bloggers complain about Democrat senators filibustering W's judicial nominees--or when talk radio takes up the same subject--I'm not sure many kids under 25 actually understand what's up.
Of course, if you don't know what a filibuster is, and its historical usage, you can't understand why this tactic might sometimes be considered unreasonable.
Just my two cents...
For example, most people over 30 or so know what a filibuster is, but my experience with college students suggests only a small percentage of high-school seniors do. Thus when bloggers complain about Democrat senators filibustering W's judicial nominees--or when talk radio takes up the same subject--I'm not sure many kids under 25 actually understand what's up.
Of course, if you don't know what a filibuster is, and its historical usage, you can't understand why this tactic might sometimes be considered unreasonable.
Just my two cents...
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