From the POST-GAZETTE:
…Mr. DeMint did not appear by name in Mr. Specter’s speech, but it was no secret whom the Pennsylvanian meant when he said, “Eating or defeating your own is a form of sophisticated cannibalism.”
Continuing themes he has stressed repeatedly in recent months, Mr. Specter attacked the Supreme Court for its controversial decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opening the door to more outside money in campaigns and other precedent-reversing shifts…
Mr. Specter argued for overhauling Senate procedures, forcing senators to actually speak when they filibuster — rather than merely threaten it to stop a bill in its tracks until it can cross the 60-vote threshold. All other Senate business would be blocked while a filibuster is going on, putting the spotlight on the filibusterers, which would reduce their frequency, Mr. Specter argued…
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