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JeffHead

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29. Make them filibuster like they do in Texas.

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 12:03 PM

Oct 2013

No leaning on the podium, no bathroom breaks, make them stay on point so they can't just read the phone book, green eggs and ham or some other garbage.
Implement those rules and filibusters will be few and far between.

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IF Dems win in 2014, what should they do that would help US the most and help them in 2016? [View all] yurbud Oct 2013 OP

Raise the minimum wage and pass immigration reform LonePirate Oct 2013 #1

Raise the minimum wage. W_HAMILTON Oct 2013 #21

And pass the American Jobs Bill - el pronto! BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #27

Enact the President's Jobs Bill..... Swede Atlanta Oct 2013 #2

all the corporate welfare could pay for everyone to go to college for FREE yurbud Oct 2013 #5

They aren't going to have a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, so first they PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #3

They should just get rid of it altogether. The existence of the Senate itself gives minority yurbud Oct 2013 #4

Bad idea Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #12

Replacing the "virtual filibuster" for an actual filibuster wouldn't change that. joshcryer Oct 2013 #14

Make them filibuster like they do in Texas. JeffHead Oct 2013 #29

that business with the House is the very short term. Does your last line mean you agree with yurbud Oct 2013 #22

I've got mixed feelings about the filibuster Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #39

I have no faith what so ever in achieving any avebury Oct 2013 #38

Immigration, Jobs Bill, Raise Corporate Tax Rate, Raise Minimum Wage. Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #6

on taxes, I would START that Wall St. transaction tax and say in the event of any future bailouts... yurbud Oct 2013 #7

Fairness Doctrine and Glass/Steagall nt LaydeeBug Oct 2013 #8

Excellent ideas one and all - can we finally fix the Post Office too? nt. Blue Idaho Oct 2013 #9

or make corporations prefund their pensions equally far ahead. yurbud Oct 2013 #10

Honestly I don't see enough of a shift happening, even with the current snitfit the Republicans davidpdx Oct 2013 #11

Public Option. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #13

Single payer, zero copay, zero deductible Fumesucker Oct 2013 #15

I agree. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #16

I belong to Kaiser Permanente which is insurance & provider rolled into one... yurbud Oct 2013 #33

Yeah, I'm pretty familiar with Kaiser. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #37

+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #24

Stop the insane free trade agreements B Calm Oct 2013 #17

I would consider a split roll corporate tax with a higher rate for retailers than manufacturers yurbud Oct 2013 #25

Stop moving jobs out of America an bring back the ones we lost seveneyes Oct 2013 #18

Exactly why we need tariffs! B Calm Oct 2013 #28

Automatic raising of the debt ceiling. randome Oct 2013 #19

I think we have to forget about them not cowtowing to corporate interests. PeteSelman Oct 2013 #20

yep--Dems can act very progressive when there's no chance of enacting anything... yurbud Oct 2013 #26

Medicare for ALL B Calm Oct 2013 #23

Get money the fuck out of politics! JeffHead Oct 2013 #30

Repeal the Debt Ceiling Act Richardo Oct 2013 #31

Immigration reform and jobs bills. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #32

Wages and Jobs M.G. Oct 2013 #34

"It's (still) the economy, stupid". - Carville Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #35

Tax the rich. Go get our money out of all those tax havens all over the world. Make them pay. nt rrneck Oct 2013 #36

they don't even have to call it a tax--call it reparations for Reaganomics and intentional fraud yurbud Oct 2013 #41

Repeal the Patriot Act 1000words Oct 2013 #40