Filibuster reform should be bipartisan
(March 17) Yes, let’s reform the filibuster. But no, don’t let Senate Democrats reform the filibuster. At least not the Democrats by themselves. Senate procedural reforms should be bipartisan. The […]
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No, Constitution did not require McConnell to acquit
(Feb. 14) For those who want to get into the weeds about impeachment trial procedures and standards, it must be said that Mitch McConnell was not duty-bound to vote to […]
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Random collection of Hillyer pieces
In these unrelated,random posts, please follow the links embedded in the headlines in order to read the full articles. Biden is way out of line against a late Trump appointee […]
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Republican senators play with fire by not convicting Trump
Amidst a host of substantive reasons why senators should find Donald Trump guilty of impeachable offenses, a purely political reality should be vivid in their consciousness. Each senator who votes […]
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Trump at his absolute worst
The headlines below about Trump pretty much say it all. Follow the headline links for the full columns. If Trump is patriotic, he now will concede (Jan. 15): This is […]
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A Maine winner and the Bama election loser
Two columns, each showing a different side of this month’s Senate results. (Links to full columns embedded in the headlines.) Alabama’s Doug Jones was a bad fit from the start […]
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Nation needs GOP Senate to block radical leftists
(Oct. 30) With polls showing President Trump having only the narrowest possible path to reelection, far narrower than in 2016, the importance of keeping a Republican Senate majority grows exponentially. […]
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Ameliorate, don’t annihilate, the Senate filibuster
(Sept. 3) Senate Democrats are on the right track in considering revisions to the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rules rather than elimination of the filibuster altogether. Still, the Senate should make […]
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In defeat, Jeff Sessions shows great character
(July 14, exclusive interview) Jeff Sessions is a class act. The former U.S. attorney general lost big in his political comeback attempt for the U.S. Senate from Alabama, but he […]
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Anti-Trumpers who target GOP Senators aren’t Republicans at all
(July 7) There are honorable Never Trump Republicans who object to the current president but without abandoning their own principles. And then there’s the Lincoln Project. This group is neither […]
