The # needed to kill a filibuster needs to be set to about 55. There needs to be a balance, and that's it. If you look at the the controversial issues that society votes on, the minority is usually in that 45-48% area. For instance, Gay Marriage is an example where a legit Minority Rights view is usually voted down by a typical 53-47 majority vote. It is a case where a naturally biased majority gets to decide the rights of a minority. The Majority should be required to hit the 55% threshold. 60% is excessive, and it's resulted in opportunistic whores acting up in a horrible way. If it was 55 in the Senate, then this bill would be much better for everyone. It would have been done in a reasonable amount of time. Requiring a Presidential Candidate to get 60 votes in the Senate only results in making them look like liars (THEY CAN'T EVEN TRY TO DO WHAT THEY WANTED TO TRY.) They need to be able to try something, and be voted out if it fails. Right now, they get voted out because they can't get 60 votes to try their solutions out. Getting 55 Senators to pass something is a good enough check on the Majority. Hair Helmut Nelson says he's an independent-type person. Well, all whores are independent contractors.
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