The filibuster is being use for political outcomes in elections. When it is used as a means to a political outcome it has lost its meaning.
The American Jobs Act would have passed along with many other initiatives to effectively improve our economy.
It is easily stated, the GOP is single-handedly causing the unemployment rate the USA currently faces. It is easily said that will continue without a functional Senate.
The American Jobs Act would have passed along with many other initiatives to effectively improve our economy.
It is easily stated, the GOP is single-handedly causing the unemployment rate the USA currently faces. It is easily said that will continue without a functional Senate.
On the Senate floor today, Harry Reid offered the clearest confirmation yet that he will move forward with filibuster reform at the start of the new Congress. He confirmed he is proposing to “do away with filibusters on the motion to proceed,” which was already known. He added that under proposed reforms, Senators who want to filibuster will have to “stand up and talk about it.” That means Reid supports the “talking filibuster,” the proposal to force filibustering out into the open — on the theory that this will make it politically more difficult....
Senator Reid is exactly correct in gradually walking back the filibuster to a talking filibuster. Those calling for it should be far less lazy about being on the Senate floor to take responsibility for their actions.
