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ForgedCrank

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14. I see it this way,

Reply to RicROC (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 10:05 PM

Jun 2022

Imagine a Senate with 51 Republicans. Now imagine how many stupid bills they can pass unchallenged in one session.
I see it as the natural throttle for stupidity, and the motivation for bills to be written in a way to accommodate more people in a more broad fashion.
Yes, there is a price to pay for everything in our system and the way we do things, but the alternatives are far more costly.

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Is the concept of the filibuster really in the Constitution? [View all] RicROC Jun 2022 OP

NO. It is a created rule of the Senate. hlthe2b Jun 2022 #1

+1 H2O Man Jun 2022 #2

It's not in the Constitution at all. It's just a Senate rule... brush Jun 2022 #3

Not entirely correct, it was created by mistake in 1805/06. Celerity Jun 2022 #16

No, but neither is one man one vote brooklynite Jun 2022 #4

but my point, if the rule is that 85 Senators are needed to pass any bill, RicROC Jun 2022 #5

No requirement to be fair SCantiGOP Jun 2022 #6

Fairness isn't a requirement DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2022 #8

I see it this way, ForgedCrank Jun 2022 #14

You think "one man one vote" applies dpibel Jun 2022 #11

Insomuch as the Constitution says the qazplm135 Jun 2022 #7

Seems backward to me dpibel Jun 2022 #12

Yes qazplm135 Jun 2022 #13

Our government has been perverted. Historic NY Jun 2022 #9

The senate was designed specifically to *not* represent the people democratically unblock Jun 2022 #10

As created, the Senate was not made to be democratic JCMach1 Jun 2022 #15