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The Mouth

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21. We should have it, but

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 01:08 PM

Jan 2020

require the Senators using it to ACTUALLY filibuster. This means NO other Senate business, and someone on the podium, at the lectern 24/7, not merely this 'not enough votes for cloture' crap.

It's an emergency measure, like airbags or water landings, everything else stops because one side has decided and is standing by their belief that this issue is important enough to bring the business of the republic to a standstill.

It has it's place, but not in a 'meh, we can't get votes enough for cloture so f- it' sense.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Elizabeth Warren @ewarren It's time to get rid of the filibuster. [View all] BeckyDem Jan 2020 OP

I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I am totally wishy-washy comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #1

You're not alone. Here is more info that might help, in case you have not read it BeckyDem Jan 2020 #2

I'm opposed, seems too dangerous long term Amishman Jan 2020 #3

Forget the filibuster for judicial nominees dansolo Jan 2020 #30

I think we should get rid of lifetime appointments I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2020 #36

IMO, more Democracy is always a good thing DrToast Jan 2020 #12

Oh God no. That's a horrible idea Recursion Jan 2020 #4

The filibuster has nothing to do with why we still have the ACA. Rs do not have 51 votes to kill it. LonePirate Jan 2020 #9

Reconciliation muddles the process. They definitely would have settled on repeal plan tritsofme Jan 2020 #16

Thanks for setting the BlueMTexpat Jan 2020 #26

Yeah, let's give these Republicans the ability to do anything they want. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2020 #5

It has its legitimate uses but it should have more defacto7 Jan 2020 #6

If we don't have the filibuster what excuse will some use for not passing Democratic legislation? LonePirate Jan 2020 #7

McConnell's not even honoring blue slips bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #8

Thank you! DrToast Jan 2020 #10

Kill it dead, repeal the tax scam, and expand the court dalton99a Jan 2020 #11

Yepper spot on.................... turbinetree Jan 2020 #13

'Member the time when Dems had the majority in the senate Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2020 #14

I sort of agree PBC_Democrat Jan 2020 #15

This system imposes costs on the majority as well. tritsofme Jan 2020 #20

... and forces dialogue and compromise PBC_Democrat Jan 2020 #24

That's a terrible idea. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #17

How do you expect to pass any needed legislation then? Or do you not want anything passed? LonePirate Jan 2020 #29

By forcing them to actually stand up and speak dansolo Jan 2020 #31

Forcing them to speak is irrelevant because there are dozens of them available to speak. LonePirate Jan 2020 #34

Lots of folks here cheered on the nuclear option in 2013. Now Trump has sat as many appellate judges tritsofme Jan 2020 #18

It's not wise to float this idea while the GOP controls the senate Politicub Jan 2020 #19

We should have it, but The Mouth Jan 2020 #21

This system is in many ways preferable to the minority. tritsofme Jan 2020 #22

Elizabeth's right on target, as usual... while we're at it, let's dump the Electoral College too!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #23

Yeah, right The Mouth Jan 2020 #27

None of this matters if we have a GOP majority on the Supreme Court. StevieM Jan 2020 #25

The President does not have the authority to change Senate rules. northoftheborder Jan 2020 #28

I don't know Midnightwalk Jan 2020 #32

Except for that pesky seperation of powers deal...a POTUS can't get rid of it. AncientGeezer Jan 2020 #33

This is NOT going to happen Gothmog Jan 2020 #35

Then perhaps she should stay in the Senate so that Jose Garcia Jan 2020 #37