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So what will republicans do about filibuster reform.?
On the first day of each congress the senate can change its rules by a simple majority vote (there is nothing in the constitution forcing senate to have a 3/5 majority, nothing about cloture, nothing at all).
So what do you think the republicans will do when the rules get changed and 41 votes (all they currently have) will not be enough to stale the senate and therefore the whole congress?
Little side note: This is perfectly fine, no session can bind following sessions of congress. And in fact the house of representatives votes on new rules every 2 years, while the senate generally chooses to continue with the old set (but can change them on the first day, so don't say "obama is wiping his *** with the constitution", spare me a laughter attack).
Republicans won't get more than 45 this year, and there is no chance they will get a majority.
joe, actually the HCR was passed without debating and changing the house bill (as democrats lost sen. kennedy in the senate so they could not really re-debate it.
HCR passed both senate and house in different versions, later the senate version passed the house
actually republicans added IRCA1996, a law which ****** our immigration system to hell by adding it to a budget bill and using reconciliation, just nobody started a **** storm back then
chris, tell me one thing that democrats did that constitutes tyranny (going against beck and your own views does not)?
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- Billy BlazeLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
There is no reason the Senate itself should even exist today.
The filibuster and all of the other arcane garbage the Senate indulges in prove this out. If the Senate is to be saved at all, getting rid of the filibuster would be an excellent start. Close second? Allowing a single senator to put a "hold" on a nominee or a piece of legislation.
Joe in Texas: people who support the filibuster don't get to whine about democracy not being respected.
- Laura BelleLv 51 decade ago
The republicans have made such a mess of things, Obama and the democrats are still cleaning up after the last administration. even with democrats in majority, its gonna take some hard work. Its about time the republicans have some adult supervision.
- 1 decade ago
Have no regulation so anyone can start one / sustain one when liberals are in power, and over regulate it so no one can do / sustain one when republicans are in power.
Turn what I said into 100 pages, and they're golden!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The Democrats have run the most arrogant administration in memory. I doubt that there will be enough Democrats left after November for any of that to matter.
The entire purpose ot the Pelosi-Reid-Obama "deem it passed" "budget reconcilliation" trick was to deny Scott Brown as the duly elected representative of the people of Mass his right to vote on their behalf.
In doing so the Democrats completely disregarded the results of Scot Brown's election and dis-enfranchised the people he represents.
Anyone who values Democracy was completely disgusted. We will demonstrate our displeasure in jut 60 days at the ballot box.
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- bkc99xxLv 61 decade ago
Come January, the repubs will have more than 41 seats so I doubt that the rules will change that much, or, if they do, they may favor the repubs even more.
- 1 decade ago
I think there are enough intelligent Democrats that will want to keep the filibuster process.
- 1 decade ago
End the filibuster and they turn to complete tyranny. They dare not do so.
- RobertLv 61 decade ago
Thank you explaining all this to us. Thanks again, now go back to masturbating to 0bama's picture and do not bother coming back.
