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Warpy

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6. I'd return it to the original

Reply to tcaudilllg (Reply #1)

Sat May 26, 2012, 05:28 PM

May 2012

When a Senator wanted to stop a piece of legislation, he got his ass down to the floor and started talking. Cloture votes were easier the longer he talked because people wanted him to shut up so they could go to dinner then go home and go to bed.

51 votes should be adequate for cloture.

Still, I'd be all for a rule ending the filibuster when there were more than 50 pieces of legislation being held up or there was a national emergency. That would get those recalcitrant old frauds a little more interested in doing their actual jobs instead of grandstanding for teabaggers.

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What Would've Happened Without The Filibuster? TYT [View all] edcantor May 2012 OP

Indeed, and the backlash against austerity proves that people want the reforms we've passed. tcaudilllg May 2012 #1

I would be in favor of a one week delay for discussion edcantor May 2012 #2

I'd return it to the original Warpy May 2012 #6

and quit allowing amendments not related to the original bill/motion nt msongs May 2012 #3

Right, amendments have to be related to the line item in the budget edcantor May 2012 #4

The damage done by filibusters sulphurdunn May 2012 #5

Filibuster is stupid. Just get rid of it. nt limpyhobbler May 2012 #7

Cenk has gotten very disillusioned over the years Tiggeroshii May 2012 #8