Filibuster was a quaint custom that Republicans have been abusing
Go back to 51% vote like the Constitution intended
Then let's go back to Senators being appointed by Governors as well.
I'd be fine with that, actually.
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Filibuster was a quaint custom that Republicans have been abusing
Go back to 51% vote like the Constitution intended
Then let's go back to Senators being appointed by Governors as well.
Democrats would have to be crazy (or stupid) to give in to Republican threats when everyone knows that Republicans will only continue to use the filibuster in a way that it was never intended to be used simply to continue to obstruct any legislation they don't like by denying a free and fair up or down vote to measures they can't otherwise stop.
Republicans have abused their filibuster privileges to gridlock the legislative process.
Time to revoke their privilege
Democrats would have to be crazy (or stupid) to give in to Republican threats when everyone knows that Republicans will only continue to use the filibuster in a way that it was never intended to be used simply to continue to obstruct any legislation they don't like by denying a free and fair up or down vote to measures they can't otherwise stop.
Republicans have abused their filibuster privileges to gridlock the legislative process.
Time to revoke their privilege
My understanding is that there's only one day (the FIRST day of the new Congress legislative session) when the rule(s) can be changed. The abuses of the last few years makes changing the rules a necessary measure. Not doing so would be irresponsible.
Democrats would have to be crazy (or stupid) to give in to Republican threats when everyone knows that Republicans will only continue to use the filibuster in a way that it was never intended to be used simply to continue to obstruct any legislation they don't like by denying a free and fair up or down vote to measures they can't otherwise stop.
Republicans have abused their filibuster privileges to gridlock the legislative process.
Time to revoke their privilege
Did you complain about the Democratic deadlock when they were doing it?
Yes, we clearly need filibuster reform...
Republicans are obviously abusing the system
Time to reign them in
If the republicans do so, as the op is suggesting, they will pushbthe rest of the country farther away, so I hope they do so, cause if they do 2014/2016 will be good years.
The country is already divided, Obama saw to that in his first term. If disagreeing with Democrat attempts to alter how are government operates simply to make it easier to implement their twisted ideologies, then consider me pushed away from them already.
The public has spoken an Dems have the majority in the Senate. The only difference is that Dems will be able to push through their bills the same way Republicans do in the House
Filibuster was a quaint custom that Republicans have been abusing
Go back to 51% vote like the Constitution intended
Then let's go back to Senators being appointed by Governors as well.
Filibuster was a quaint custom that Republicans have been abusing
Go back to 51% vote like the Constitution intended
Then let's go back to Senators being appointed by Governors as well.
Go ahead
See if you can get it passed
No it wouldn't
It would only open up the offices to more corruption and the buying of Senate seats
How Authoritarian of you. What's next, make the Bush Family hereditary rulers?
Do you understand why the founders intended the Senators to be appointed by the Governors?
Was it the same reason they only gave the vote to white male property owners?
Do you understand why the founders intended the Senators to be appointed by the Governors?
Was it the same reason they only gave the vote to white male property owners?
Basicaly, yes
By having Senators appointed by the wealthy they could keep the Congressmen elected by the masses in check. There is also no accountability
Basicaly, yes
By having Senators appointed by the wealthy they could keep the Congressmen elected by the masses in check. There is also no accountability
Yep, they would be acccountable to the state, the way the founders intended, instead of the wealthy that fund their elections. The intent was to have the house accountable to the people and the senate accountable to the states, now no one is accountable to anyone except their donors. No one should be able to donate to a campaign that is not physically located in the area the politician represents.
Senators would be accountable to the Governors who appointed them
Right now...Senators are accountable to the PEOPLE of the state they represent
you mean the mere 90 days out of the last 4 years that democrats had a super majority that could have passed anything in the Senate?Unless your answer is because he can you are wrong. The simple proff of that is he didn't even pass a budget when Nancy was still speaker of the House, and the Democrats had a large enough majority to pass anything they wanted. That alone proves it is not about the Republicans, like you think it is.
No, I mean the two years that Democrats controlled the House of Representatives.
Just an FYI, budgets only require a majority vote, and cannot be filibustered anyway, so pointing out Reid did not have a super majority when we are talking about the budget makes you look even dumber than you usually do.
Democrats would have to be crazy (or stupid) to give in to Republican threats when everyone knows that Republicans will only continue to use the filibuster in a way that it was never intended to be used simply to continue to obstruct any legislation they don't like by denying a free and fair up or down vote to measures they can't otherwise stop.
Democrats would have to be crazy (or stupid) to give in to Republican threats when everyone knows that Republicans will only continue to use the filibuster in a way that it was never intended to be used simply to continue to obstruct any legislation they don't like by denying a free and fair up or down vote to measures they can't otherwise stop.
Republicans have abused their filibuster privileges to gridlock the legislative process.
Time to revoke their privilege
Republicans have abused their filibuster privileges to gridlock the legislative process.
Time to revoke their privilege
Did you complain about the Democratic deadlock when they were doing it?
Yup....but they didn't do it half as much as Republicans
Mitch McConnell has never seen a filibuster he didn't like
Time to take away his favorite toy
Democrats would have to be crazy (or stupid) to give in to Republican threats when everyone knows that Republicans will only continue to use the filibuster in a way that it was never intended to be used simply to continue to obstruct any legislation they don't like by denying a free and fair up or down vote to measures they can't otherwise stop.
Republicans have abused their filibuster privileges to gridlock the legislative process.
Time to revoke their privilege
The Founders designed the system to have lots of gridlock. When the politicians argue, the people are free.