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Conservatives should stop worrying and love the ‘nuclear option’

By David Freddoso
Published November 24, 2013 5:00am ET
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Conservatives should stop worrying and love the ‘nuclear option’
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., considered a leading conservative voice within the Republican Party, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 7. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) | Charles Dharapak

When Democrats invoked the so-called “nuclear option” last week, changing Senate rules to let President Obama’s judicial nominees go through with simple majority votes, their opportunism was evident.

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