So I know the filibuster and super-majority control of the Senate is of course NOT in the Constitution. But clearly the filibuster and the 60-vote rule for cloture has become a very useful tool.
The Dems have used it to stop some very irresponsible and dangerous laws, like Concealed-Carry Reciprocity. But the rule has also stopped some very GOOD laws, like a Public Option for Obamacare, immigration reform, etc.
Equally important, if it was soooo important to require a super-majority to pass big changes in the USA, and allow the minority to stop terrible things, then why do we allow big bills to be passed through 51-vote Reconciliation?
I just don't know anymore. But clearly there is something very UNdemocratic, about the filibuster. If the American people choose a Republican President, and a Republican House, and a Republican Senate, maybe we should let them pass their bills if they are unified.
The Dems have used it to stop some very irresponsible and dangerous laws, like Concealed-Carry Reciprocity. But the rule has also stopped some very GOOD laws, like a Public Option for Obamacare, immigration reform, etc.
Equally important, if it was soooo important to require a super-majority to pass big changes in the USA, and allow the minority to stop terrible things, then why do we allow big bills to be passed through 51-vote Reconciliation?
I just don't know anymore. But clearly there is something very UNdemocratic, about the filibuster. If the American people choose a Republican President, and a Republican House, and a Republican Senate, maybe we should let them pass their bills if they are unified.
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