So far it is only the end of cloture requiring 60 votes vice 51 votes for confirming SCOTUS justices. The confirming of justices always only required a simple majority.
BS. The Dems have nominated ideologues like Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan. Has Chavez noticed that the Dems are batting a thousand when it comes to their justices adhering to the liberal line 100% of the time, especially in the major decisions? There have been Rep-nominated justices that have turned left once on the bench.
At this point in our history, we don't need an additional brake on conservatism. The Democrat-Media complex, the GOP-e, the Deep State, and every retired (and need-to-be-retired) politician are already making the return to Constitutional governance an uphill climb.
Our President is pedaling like crazy. Let's not put on the brakes.
Linda Chavez, rewriting history. I loathe these people.
Where is the filibuster mentioned in the Constitution?
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Where is the filibuster mentioned in the Constitution?
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The “brake” Chavez wants via the filibuster is one we already have in the Constitution. It’s called the next election, and it’s been working quite well lately.
“Had liberal Democrats and Republicans who favored civil rights forced through a bill on 51 votes, the nation might never have fully embraced the changes enacted. “
OK - that’s her main argument.
“But Democrats, angry with Trump on a host of issues, chose to dig in their heels — and Senate Republicans followed the Democrats’ example by blowing up the remnants of the old rules.”
And that’s one of the final, or concluding, remarks of her article.
I don’t know about you, but I think her conclusion as a whole negates her entire argument.
Times are different now. The Dems are no longer statesmen. They are not even grown-ups any more. Democrat voters have consistently chosen to send their peers, third-grader intellects, to Washington. Third-graders don’t care if it’s 51 or 60 votes, they scream “unfair!” and kick and scratch all the way to the “time out” corner.
Even if it were 75 votes, there would be demonstrations in the street, sparked by unhappy children protesters, having their flames fanned by stupid “leaders” (classmates) like Maxine Waters and Chuckie Schumer.
The only way to take this country back is to get a new faculty who will not put up with foolishness, and send them to a new Principal who is willing to swing the paddle with both hands, instead of “time out”. I’m tired of their spoiled rotten petulant behavior.
Hand me that paddle, will you?
The Filibuster only guarantees that the Minority Party controls the Agenda.
If it isn’t a Constitutionally Mandated like the Supermajority required for approving a Constitutional Amendment or Impeachment why is it there?
The days of Democrats caring about the Constitution and the Nation are gone forever. Sadly, there are many Republicans suffering from the same affliction.
What strikes me as humorous is that Obama got everything he wanted even when the Republicans controlled the Legislature.
Switch the Party affiliations and the Republican President would never get anything from the Democrat Controlled Legislature.
The Partisanship would never allow it and the Republicans are unwilling and unable to act like Democrats. A Democrat President could walk around the White House smoking Crack while screaming Allah Akbar and the Democrats would defend him to the end, it’s as simple as that.
What’s to keep any senator from talking until he drops? Any subject. Any time.