{"id":31521,"date":"2012-11-27T09:36:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T16:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/27\/reforming-the-senate-filibuster.html"},"modified":"2012-11-27T09:36:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T16:36:22","slug":"reforming-the-senate-filibuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/27\/reforming-the-senate-filibuster.html","title":{"rendered":"Reforming the Senate Filibuster"},"content":{"rendered":"

People still tend to think of the filibuster in the Senate as Jimmy Stewart pulling an all-nighter talk-a-thon to desperately block something he felt, in his heart, was wrong.<\/p>\n

Today, it's a mere procedural move, far too easy to invoke. One can see that in the GOP minority's abuse of the system as a normal part of business for the last four years.<\/p>\n

I do believe that the filibuster has value, as a last ditch defense against measures too far. \u00a0And the reforms the Dems are talking about leave that in place (which is, of course, smart of them, given that no party stays in the majority forever). \u00a0But the discussed reforms\u00a0make it an effort<\/i> to invoke, and a public<\/i> effort at that.<\/p>\n

Which is why, of course, the GOP is claiming it's Doom, DOOM I tell you!<\/i>\u00a0for the Senate and, in fact, for American democracy itself. To which I say, Bah.<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Talking Points Memo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you think filibuster rules should be changed?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDems Defend Filibuster Reform Effort: \u2018McConnell Has Broken The Social Contract\u2019<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA move to reform the filibuster in the Senate is neither as draconian as Republicans claim nor has game-changing as Democrats claim.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Google+:<\/strong> View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People still tend to think of the filibuster in the Senate as Jimmy Stewart pulling an all-nighter talk-a-thon to desperately block something he felt, in his heart, was wrong. Today, it's a mere procedural move, far too easy to invoke. 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