In an email today, progressive group Democracy For America called for Senate Democrats to strip any caucus member who filibusters health care reform of his or her committee chairmanships.
In an e-mail, the group said:
It only takes one senator of the 60- senator Democratic caucus to support a Republican filibuster to block the bill. It would be unprecedented. It would be a nuclear bomb on the President’s top priority. And, some senators are already threatening to do it. Tell the Senate Democratic caucus it is time for accountability.
Though the e-mail does not mention any senator by name, it is probably referencing Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who recently signaled that he would filibuster any health reform bill with a public option.
This would not be the first time Sen. Lieberman’s chairmanships were at stake, as he faced similar threats right after opposing President Obama in the ’08 election. Currently, Lieberman Chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
