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The Senate has the constitutional authority to make and change its own rules. It is possible that if Senate Democrats filibuster this legislation the Republican
by matthewmcg 9y ago
The Senate has the constitutional authority to make and change its own rules. It is possible that if Senate Democrats filibuster this legislation the Republican majority might eliminate the filibuster by rule change.
- technofiend 9y agoCertainly that's possible but both parties rely on the rule to block poor legislation, or so this article from The Hill claims. https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/homenews/senate/331668-gop-senators-dismiss-trump-filibuster-change%3Famp https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/homenews/senate/33166...
- mtanski 9y ago> so this article from The Hill claims It seems like we've been trading away from this kind of procedure for the last decade or so.
- r00fus 9y agoIf there's one area where I trust the GOP, it's to use procedural and spoken inconsistency for political gain. Donald Trump in this regard is an exemplar of the Republican party.