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In 2001, Specter Favored Rule Change to Discourage Mid-Session Party-Switching
Ramesh Ponnuru: When Jim Jeffords became an "Independent" in 2001, Specter wasn't happy. He said, "I intend to propose a rule change which would preclude a future recurrence of a Senator's change in parties, in midsession, organizing with the opposition, to cause the upheaval which is now…
John McCormack · April 28, 2009 Ramesh Ponnuru:
When Jim Jeffords became an "Independent" in 2001, Specter wasn't happy. He said, "I intend to propose a rule change which would preclude a future recurrence of a Senator's change in parties, in midsession, organizing with the opposition, to cause the upheaval which is now resulting."
You can find a full transcript if you follow the link.
