Nightmare Visions of a World Without Filibusters

Reporting from a "Save the Filibuster" rally at Georgetown Law School, The Weekly Standard's Matt Continetti describes an exchange between Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and a pack of excitable law students:

"Most of Bill Clinton's [court] nominees tended to be moderate," Schumer said. But Bush's picks--again he pointed--were "far out." He gave some examples.

"One said that slavery was God's gift to white people," he said.

Boos.

"One said that the purpose of a woman was to be subjugated to her man."

More boos.

"One said"--he paused, barely containing his shock--"there should be . . . no zoning laws."

The crowd emitted a collective gasp.

Whole thing here. (sub. req.)