Sean Hannity attacks filibuster reform he once supported when Republicans were in charge as a "lawless power grab" now that the Democrats have finally had enough of the obstruction from Republicans.
November 22, 2013

Surprise... surprise... Sean Hannity is a huge flaming hypocrite when it comes to the issue of the filibuster and changing the rules of the senate and he proved it once again this Thursday on both his radio show and during the opening of his show on Fox.

Hannity Condemns Filibuster Reform He Supported Under The GOP:

Sean Hannity called the Senate's passage of filibuster reform a "lawless maneuver" despite having supported it in 2005 under Republican President George W. Bush.

After the Senate voted to change the rules on judicial nominees to allow confirmation with a simple majority vote, Hannity called the move a "lawless maneuver," saying "Democrats break the rules":

But in 2005, under a Republican president and Republican-controlled Congress, Hannity called judicial nominations one of the "specific instances in the Constitution where they call for a supermajority," arguing that it was "unconstitutional to filibuster":

HANNITY: Senator [John McCain], one last question before we let you go here.

There are seven specific instances in the Constitution where they call for a supermajority. I believe it's unconstitutional to filibuster. It is not about advice and consent now to ask for a supermajority on judicial nominations. I believe that is not constitutional.

There's been a lot of talk about what we describe as the "constitutional option," which is that the Republicans would unite and vote, and there would be an up-or-down vote on all of the judicial nominations. Do you think that's the right thing to do? Will you support [then-Senate Majority Leader] Senator [Bill] Frist if he does it?

As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pointed out, of the 168 filibusters of executive and judicial nominations that have occurred in the history of the U.S. Senate, half have occurred during the Obama administration.

Now it's "one of the most lawless power grabs in history" according to Scammity. We all know what the rule is in Hannity's world, and it's IOKIYAR.

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