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It's becoming pretty clear they're going to get rid of the filibuster if the Democrats take the Senate - probably rightly so.
by mikeyouse 6y ago
It's becoming pretty clear they're going to get rid of the filibuster if the Democrats take the Senate - probably rightly so.
- jfengel 6y agoAt one time I might have defended the practice, since some things are important enough that they should require supermajorities. But there's already a high bar to clear, in that legislation has to pass the House and the Senate and the President. That alone guarantees gridlock more often than not. So I won't be sad to see it go. It's already gone in the one case I felt it was appropriate, for lifetime nominations to the Supreme Court, an enormous amount of power that doesn't require the input of the House.