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Quote: For those who are anxious to see the filibuster die, this week has produced some very hopeful developments.
The biggest news came late yesterday afternoon, when what Harry Reid thought was going to be a routine exercise approving a bill already...
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I'm fine with the filibuster, but let's have a real filibuster! Let's get back be overwhelming.
I think that Harry's going to be all over the filibuster if and when the GOP takes the Senate back in the constitution.
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Filibuster
When will the Senate filibuster rule end?
This is being used, and abused, more and more. It was never even intended to be a rule. It now essentially requires a 60% vote instead of a 50% vote to pass a bill.
Everybody complains that Congress...
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The problem is that neither side really....
The filibuster as we, this couldn't be reversed as it essentially would declare the filibuster to be unconstitutional.
Continuously have been replaced by a quiet and painless vote behind closed doors .
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America's view of the filibuster is largely informed by the film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," where Jimmy Stewart took to the Senate floor and talked at length in hopes of stopping a vote.In fact, stalling the business of the Senate is far easier —...
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It would help if you were bold enough to state the obvious on this issue and made it clear Republican are the prime abusers of the filibuster....
Denver Post.
Republicans are the prime abusers of the filibuster during this time, Mr.
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For debate: Do they have a case or is this grandstanding?
Further debate: Is it a good or bad thing to get rid of the filibuster (if they succeed)?
Quote: : Four Members of Congress, Reps. John Lewis, (D-GA), Michael Michaud, (D-ME), Hank Johnson, (D-...
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(ETA: I am sure I can find very large numbers of Republican of Republican statements....
While the filibuster has on the filibuster can be mercurial.
More Americans than the Republican majority that wants to see them passed.
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:57:59 -0800, "grinder" <grinder@u-who.com
Once again the Senate Republicans are playing the filibuster card when it
comes to the stimulus. I say let them filibuster 24/7. CSPAN will be
showing them talking about their vacations...
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They claimed the filibuster was a threat to
democracy, because it denied the nominees the right, "grinder" <grin...@u-who.com
Several....
To eliminate the
filibuster in an attempt to force an "up or down vote" for federal
judge nominees.
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Quote: : Washington Post Promoting Misleading Filibuster Arguments
Today Ezra Klein at the Washington Post put out a piece promoting Common Causes lawsuit to have the Senate filibuster declared unconstitutional. Klein repeats myth after myth about the...
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The filibuster.
In Article I, Section 5, each house may determine the rule of its proceedings .
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:57:59 -0800, "grinder" <grinder@u-who.com
Once again the Senate Republicans are playing the filibuster card when it
comes to the stimulus. I say let them filibuster 24/7. CSPAN will be
showing them talking about their vacations...
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IOW, there's a part of me that almost wishes they would filibuster the
filibuster in....
If they even THINK they can filibuster this one,
then they will find out just how the balls to filibuster another.
Are looking for help.
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On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:06:42 -0700 (PDT), freeisbest <demeter547opine@yahoo.com
Welcome to the New Repub Funhouse.
Elaine
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/conservatives-ask-republican-senators-to-filibuster-on-sotomayor/
The Caucus...
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Thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/conservatives-ask-republican-senators-to-filibuster-on-sotomayor/
The Caucus Republican Senators to Filibuster on Sotomayor
By Charles Savage
Several years ago, when Senate Democrats....
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In filibuster news link ..
For those who are anxious to see the filibuster die, this week has produced some very hopeful developments.
The biggest news came late yesterday afternoon, when what Harry Reid thought was going to be a routine exercise approving...
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SMITH AND GLORIOUS ARKANSAS! Re: In filibuster news the passage of even more odious....
ALL HAIL JOHN L.
It is the BIGGEST waste of taxpayer dollars ever imagined .
Re: In filibuster news Filibusters should have been outlawed years ago.
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WASHINGTON -- One of the Senate's departing moderate Republicans expressed openness on Tuesday to the idea of filibuster reform, lamenting the ideological rigidity that has paralyzed the chamber.
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