Elizabeth Warren on filibuster reform (again)

[Agony]

12. Call Levin and tell him to butt the hell out! screw the bipartisanship... (McCain too)

The Merkley-Udall plan still allows the filibuster of legislation, but would require members to do so by actually standing and speaking on the floor. On the other side of the debate is a scaled-back bipartisan plan introduced by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), which leaves the silent filibuster in place, but would allow amendments to be adopted by a simple majority vote.

Shane Larson, a lobbyist with the CWA, recently told The Huffington Post that he and his allies are concerned with the amendment provision under the McCain-Levin counterproposal.

"We think it is one of several major flaws in the Levin proposal, but it by far is the one that gives the most away to the Republicans, politically, than it would gain for functionality of the Senate," Larson said. "If Senator Levin and Republicans support allowing amendments to clear with 51 votes, they should then be in favor of all legislation passing with 51 votes."

Filibuster Reform: Union Launches Advertising Campaign Against Silent Filibuster
full story ---->http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/filibuster-reform-union-silent-filibuster_n_2476482.html
UNION YES!