The LA Times cleverly looks back to when Jim Jeffords switched parties in 2001 causing the GOP to lose majority status. Needless to say Arlen Specter was not very happy.
“If somebody wants to change parties, they can do that,” Specter said at the time. “But that kind of instability is not good for governance of the country and the Senate.”
The piece also details Specter’s efforts in the Senate to change the rules preventing further party switches. Read the full piece here.
