Rattled by the defection of Jim Jeffords in 2001, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter proposed changing the Senate rules to diminish the impact of Senators switching party mid-session -- as he did today.
Specter took to the floor to express his unhappiness with Jeffords' move, and to suggest a rule -- which was never put into place -- "which would preclude a recurrence of this situation" in which a single Senator's move shifted control of the body. (Specter's move today didn't have that effect.)
Here's the relevant portion of Specter's May 14, 2001 speech, which was unearthed by POLITICO's Eamon Javers: - Politico Story
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