#20 Meanwhile, the Kos-Gang sent this out today in support of a bare-majority Senate for the benefit of "progressives."
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Today we're launching a campaign to end the filibuster. Join this campaign by following the link below and signing the petition that appears:
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Here's how signing the petition makes a difference. We'll deliver the petition to every Democratic nominee for Senate and every returning Democratic Senator. When we do, we'll get them on record about whether they agree that the rules of the Senate can, and should, be changed with a simple majority vote on the first day of Congress next year. Once 51 returning and potential Senators have come out in support, we'll have proven that changing Senate rules is possible with a simple majority vote.
http://campaigns.dailykos.com/action/reformthesenate
Entrenched power players like Joe Lieberman, Max Baucus, Ben Nelson and Mary Landrieu have all depended on the filibuster to enable Republican obstructionism and water down progressive legislation. Corporate interests have used it to protect themselves by purchasing a few small state Senators on the cheap. There's no bigger decision Senate Democrats will make next year. The Senate is where good legislation goes to die. Democrats can either change a system that allows a tiny unaccountable minority to thwart the will of the country, or they can continue being part of the problem.
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Markos Moulitsas
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