To Filibuster or Not to Filibuster

Mikaela says:
To those who question the use of the filibuster against approving Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court:

IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

With the constitution itself hanging in the balance, when will you need to use the big guns if not now?

The Senate threatens to take away filibuster, one of the last checks in our currently imbalanced government.

IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

This is about the NEXT THIRTY YEARS. This is a nominee who WILL SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF EXECUTIVE POWERS when they are already swollen beyond constitutional recognition.

IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

And to those Democrats who even THINK about not supporting a filibuster when it is "sure to fail," I say to you:

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

This is it. The time is now. If you don't act here and now to do what you can to put our country back on the right track toward BALANCE -- CHECKS AND BALANCE -- of power, then you will be the first against the wall when the squads come. And we'll be next.