House Republicans on Thursday pushed legislation to shift most national class-action lawsuits from state to federal courts, which they say will curb lawsuit abuse that nets millions of dollars for lawyers but little or nothing for victims.
Touching concern! Not that the lawyers tend to be Democrats would have anything to do with this. Here's the rule change:
Democrats say the bill is unfair, because it would change not only future class-action lawsuits, but even the ones being heard in court right now.
And now the what Grover Norquist would call the "date rape" part:
House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., planned changes to the bill to make it closer to the Senate's version.
"I believe that by offering this amendment we can attract more bipartisan support for this important legislation," Sensenbrenner said Wednesday.
When will the gutless Beltway Dems get up off their knees?