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Tag Archives: Senate Rules
Last Week Tonight: John Oliver- The Filibuster
Source:The New Democrat “John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn’t, and why it’s stupid to drink coffee like a cat.” From Last Week Tonight I guess my question for John Oliver would be: does he want to end the … Continue reading
Posted in Last Week Tonight, The New Democrat
Tagged 116th Congress, America, Cloture Rule, Comedy, Democratic Party, Filibuster, HBO, Humor, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Political Comedy, Political Humor, Political Satire, Politicians, Republican Party, Sature, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States
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The Ripon Society: Gregory Koger: ‘Preserve The Filibuster- Protect People From Political Parties’
Source:The Ripon Society– Gregory Koger. Source:The New Democrat “Should Senate Republicans abolish the filibuster? The filibuster is not specifically established by the U.S. Constitution. Then again, neither are political parties. Indeed, one could argue that the filibuster has persisted because … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, The New Democrat
Tagged 114th Congress, 115th Congress, 2017, America, Article 1, Congressional Rules, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Gregory Koger, Kentucky, Now This News, Rand Paul, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, Trace Dominguez, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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Roll Call: David Hawkings – Whiteboard: What is a Filibuster?
Source:The New Democrat David Hawkings is right about what an actual filibuster is. Its generally one Senator or a group of Senator’s who take to the Senate floor and talk forever basically, or till they run out of breath, faint, … Continue reading
Posted in Roll Call, The New Democrat
Tagged 115th Congress, 2017, America, Check and Balances, Cloture Rule, Congressional Rules, David Hawkings, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Limited Government, Majority Party, Minority Party, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, Washington, Washington DC
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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
Posted in Brookings, The New Democrat
Tagged 115th Congress, 2017, America, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Rules, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Molly Reynolds, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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The New Republic: Kevin Mahnken: President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch & Need For Succession Reform
Source:The New Republic Here’s a post that perhaps only political, Constitution and American history junkies would be interested. I just happen to be all three, so I’m more than qualified to be interested in this. But here’s something that I … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, TNR
Tagged 114th Congress, 2015, America, Orrin Hatch, President of the United States, Senate History, Senate Leadership, Senate Pro Tempore, Senate Republican Leadership, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Utah, Washington, Washington DC
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The Fiscal Times: Eric Pianin: Get Ready For One-Party Rule if GOP Wins The Senate
Source:The New Democrat I blogged last night that best ways to fix Washington as far as the national political scene goes, is first by fixing Congress. And that starts in the upper chamber the U.S. Senate. The U.S. House of … Continue reading
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
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
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
Posted in Congress, The New Democrat
Tagged Harry Reid, Hypocrisy, Hypocrite, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
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