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Originally Posted by Riot
There are multiple plans to amend the filibuster rules so that first, the filibustering party has to physically hold the floor, instead of simply saying "filibuster!" and going home or to the bar for the week it takes to work that out  I think that's good. It will make C-Span tons more interesting to watch.
Then not including the ability to filibuster certain types of bills that Senators can already hold up by themselves, I think that's good, too.
And there's a really cool suggestion that once a filibuster is in place, that as time goes on (two days, four days) the number of votes it takes to overcome decrease. 60 in the first two days, 57 after than, then 53, etc.
The Dems will do something, I'm sure, in January. The past 2 years has been seriously ridiculous. There are over 400 bills the house has passed, that the Senate hasn't yet looked at, during the past 2 years. Just queued up, waiting. |
the founding fathers wanted the filibuster to be used. They didnt think it was good precident that if one party has a majority, they can just pass anything they want through.
the founding fathers actually thought the smaller amount of bills passed, the better for the country.
12-08-2010, 04:57 PM
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