openleft.com - 2/9/2009
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Over the past week, there has been grumbling among some Democrats and progressives that we should have let the Republicans destroy the filibuster back in 2005. Matthew Yglesias is an example of this , writing today that the recent difficulties with the stimulus package are yet another reason to ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 2/15/2009
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
Kevin Drum raises an important point , namely
that “The filibuster was never intended to become a
routine requirement that all legislation needs 60% of the vote in the Senate to pass.” Indeed, the filibuster was never intended at ...
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The New Filibuster
washingtonmonthly.com - 2/15/2009
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TIME TO REFORM THE FILIBUSTER.... One of the
striking aspects of the political process on the Hill
is how quickly everyone has adapted to a once-rare tactic becoming routine. Senate filibusters used to be exceedingly rare -- a dramatic challenge...
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Time to reform the filibuster
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Nuking the filibuster
Daily Kos —
So now some progressives are saying that we should've let Republicans kill the filibuster back in 2005. I wasn't one of those people desperately defending the rule. Me, back on November 1, 2005: [G]iven the tenuous hold on power of the Republican Party, do Republicans really want to ditch the filibuster? Because it won't be long before Democrats retake the White House and congress. And it sure will be nice to need just 51 votes to pass legislation and confirm nice, solid, liberal judges. I say test the GOP. If we don't use the ...
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