“The Senate is going to have to come to terms with its use of cloture (ending a filibuster) when someone is just attempting to stall and block. At some point in time, we’re going to have to resolve to demonstrate that the Senate is either going to take these matters up and deal with them and not let a small faction block the Senate, or we’ll just sit there for days on end on the bill we’re on.”
— State Sen. Larry Martin, R-Pickens, when the Senate found itself at a stalemate earlier this week over an abortion debate that blocked a debate on roads funding. More.
“It’s time to stand firm. And we have an election next June. And if these babies aren’t allowed to survive, these politicians shouldn’t survive their re-elections.”
— State Sen. Lee Bright, the Spartanburg County Republican who has been staller-in-chief over the abortion debate. The uber-pro-choice legislator was opposed to the tough abortion bill because it wasn’t, umm, tough enough. More.
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