Comments on: Democrats Quietly Begin Call For Ending Filibusters, Go For It I say http://yesbuthowever.com/democrats-ending-filibusters-8136418/ Leaning right, leaning left, YBH! Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ed Stonehttp://yesbuthowever.com/democrats-ending-filibusters-8136418/comment-page-1/#comment-6704 Ed Stone Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:08:37 +0000 http://yesbuthowever.com/?p=2983#comment-6704 The current filibuster rules allow a minority to block action on any bill simply by stating an intention. The purpose of unlimited debate is to, in actuality, debate. Requiring Senators wishing to mount a filibuster to actually take to the floor and debate would require the Senate to fulfill it's duty to be a deliberative body. The combined pressure to conduct a filibuster, combined with the requirement of those opposing one to maintain a majority, would assure that the tactic would only be used in cases clearly meriting a filibuster, and encourage real compromise and negotiation. The current filibuster rules allow a minority to block action on any bill simply by stating an intention. The purpose of unlimited debate is to, in actuality, debate. Requiring Senators wishing to mount a filibuster to actually take to the floor and debate would require the Senate to fulfill it's duty to be a deliberative body. The combined pressure to conduct a filibuster, combined with the requirement of those opposing one to maintain a majority, would assure that the tactic would only be used in cases clearly meriting a filibuster, and encourage real compromise and negotiation.

]]> By: verycleanteethhttp://yesbuthowever.com/democrats-ending-filibusters-8136418/comment-page-1/#comment-6593 verycleanteeth Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:36:18 +0000 http://yesbuthowever.com/?p=2983#comment-6593 Oops, I seem to have mixed up sentences in the third paragraph. Should read: Many people have called for passing a bill to kill the filibuster in 8 or 10 years. Oops, I seem to have mixed up sentences in the third paragraph. Should read:

Many people have called for passing a bill to kill the filibuster in 8 or 10 years.

]]> By: verycleanteethhttp://yesbuthowever.com/democrats-ending-filibusters-8136418/comment-page-1/#comment-6592 verycleanteeth Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:34:24 +0000 http://yesbuthowever.com/?p=2983#comment-6592 About 8 percent of major bills faced a filibuster in the 1960s. This decade, that jumped to 70 percent. This is not and should not be a partisan issue. It's about the ability to govern. Our Government is handicapped. Deadlocked. Impotent. Many people have called for a passing legislation to create a kill the filibuster in 8 or 10 years.We have no way of knowing which party will be in power at the point, and Obama will no longer be president. If we can't agree to getting rid of the filibuster now, we should at least agree that it's in our long term interest to do so at some point. Otherwise, we'll be watching America stagnate and fall behind as our Government is unable to pass legislation in these increasingly polarized times. About 8 percent of major bills faced a filibuster in the 1960s. This decade, that jumped to 70 percent.

This is not and should not be a partisan issue. It's about the ability to govern. Our Government is handicapped. Deadlocked. Impotent.

Many people have called for a passing legislation to create a kill the filibuster in 8 or 10 years.We have no way of knowing which party will be in power at the point, and Obama will no longer be president. If we can't agree to getting rid of the filibuster now, we should at least agree that it's in our long term interest to do so at some point.

Otherwise, we'll be watching America stagnate and fall behind as our Government is unable to pass legislation in these increasingly polarized times.

]]> By: Tim Clarkhttp://yesbuthowever.com/democrats-ending-filibusters-8136418/comment-page-1/#comment-6590 Tim Clark Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:58:45 +0000 http://yesbuthowever.com/?p=2983#comment-6590 Hey we survived when you Democrats did this to President Bush for eight years. We will survive it when the Repubs do it to the holy demo emperor sir Obama. What a hypocritical statement after all the left did to hurt Bush! - Tim Hey we survived when you Democrats did this to President Bush for eight years. We will survive it when the Repubs do it to the holy demo emperor sir Obama. What a hypocritical statement after all the left did to hurt Bush! – Tim

]]> By: katiechttp://yesbuthowever.com/democrats-ending-filibusters-8136418/comment-page-1/#comment-6589 katiec Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:18:40 +0000 http://yesbuthowever.com/?p=2983#comment-6589 Something needs to be done. With the republicans obstructing anything and everything, regardless of merits or benefits, they have brought the move for building our country back to the greatness we once had to a standstill. When you have a political party that has goals of destroy our president, party first, win and any cost and totally irresponsible, hypocrtical behavior, losing all sight of honor and integrity and representing the American people, you have a party making a disgrace of our political system and putting their egotistical, misguided, radical beliefs over the survival of our country. And see absolutely no evidence of their ever putting country and the American people first. Something needs to be done. With the republicans obstructing anything and everything, regardless of merits or benefits, they have brought the move for building our country back to the greatness we once had to a standstill. When you have a political party that has goals of destroy our president, party first, win and any cost and totally irresponsible, hypocrtical behavior, losing all sight of honor and integrity and representing the American people, you have a party making a disgrace of our political system and putting their egotistical, misguided, radical beliefs over the survival of our country.
And see absolutely no evidence of their ever putting country and the American people first.

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