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Brookings Institution: Molly Reynolds: Limitations of The Senate Filibuster

Source:The New Democrat Warning! This article is only for truly hard-core political and Congressional junkies and people who haven’t slept in days and need to fall asleep real quick. Great bedtime reading for your hard-core insomniacs. Because this is not … Continue reading

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The Federalist: David Harsanyi: Republicans, Don’t Be Hypocrites On The Filibuster

Source:The New Democrat Senate Republicans, have all the motivation in the world to not only be in favor of the filibuster, but to want to keep it even though they’re current in the majority in this Congress. They could easily … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks Look at Impact of Senate’s Rules Changes

. Source:The New Democrat  As I said yesterday Senate Democrats essentially had no choice, but to do this because of how Senate Republicans have changed the rules in how the Senate filibuster was used. By saying, “even though we are … Continue reading

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Andrew Kaczynski: Senate Assistant Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Senate Filibuster (2005)

. Source:The New Democrat  Newsflash, there’s bipartisan hypocrisy when it comes to the Senate filibuster. And a big example of why the U.S. Congress has a ten percent approval rating, because the upper chamber uses and complains about the filibuster … Continue reading

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Filibuster Flashback: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Senate Filibuster (2005)

. Source:The New Democrat  Senate Democrats in favor of the filibuster before they were against it as it relates to presidential nominees. Again just goes to the bipartisan hypocrisy and an example of why the U.S. Congress has a ten-percent … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Ben Jacobs: Harry Reid Goes Nuclear on Filibusters

The Daily Beast: Congress: Harry Reid Goes Nuclear on Filibusters The New Democrat Just to be perfectly clear, the Senate filibuster on executive and lower judicial nominations, meaning non-Supreme Court appointments to the federal bench have been removed from possible … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Filibuster

. Source:Free State MD Senator Ted Cruz is one of the biggest sore losers in Congress both physically and personally. Not to know that he doesn’t have the votes to get what he wants that he’ll be forced to give … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: ‘Harry Reid Full Of Cat Shit On Filibuster Nuclear Option’: Bipartisan Bullshit Strikes Again

Source:Free State MD I was watching a little of C-SPAN today before I went bike riding and went out and did what I needed to do. Why, because I’m a political junky whose interested in other things than the George … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: David Weigel- Filibuster Reform Kicks Open the Coffin & Returns From the Dead

Source:FRS FreeState I wouldn’t mind having a super majority requirement to confirm executive appointments in the U.S. Senate, if the leaderships in both parties were responsible and not blocking appointments because they are being made by a president from the … Continue reading

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