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2018-07-01 Government

Trump is Right - Time to Abandon the Fillibuster Rule

[FoxNews] There is nothing more frustrating for a baseball fan than when your team leaves runners on base. If the U.S. Congress were a baseball team, its fan would be devastated to have watched the team leave at least 500 runners on base so far this season.

Just like in baseball, politics is a ~~theoretically~~ team sport. Legislation passed in the House of Representatives must be brought home by the Senate. However, if the Senate refuses to play ball and not even discuss bills passed by the House, they are essentially leaving runners on base and throwing away opportunities to score.

In this Congress, the House has passed more than 500 bills only to see them completely stalled in the Senate. Since election day in 2016 Republicans have seen lots of hits, a few runs, countless errors, and 500 runners left on base. Somebody needs to go back to Spring Training.
Is that where the good ol' fundamental is taught - "for the people"?
The lack of progress can largely be placed on a single, outmoded procedural mechanism holding back lawmakers from delivering more achievements ‐ the Senate filibuster.
It used to be like in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but now it much more like the new-version 'intentional walk'.
The filibuster in the Senate was designed to ensure debate. The practice has become so abused that today it is used to kill debate before it even starts.

President Trump is absolutely right in calling for an end to the filibuster. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y, seems to be the only one benefiting from the filibuster while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is unfortunately stuck as a mere co-pilot. This is not what Americans wanted when they went to the polls in 2016.

According to Pew Research, a majority of the American public believe ’their side’ in politics is losing whether that is Democrat or Republican.
Embrace the power of "And".
When Americans voted in 2016 for President Trump and a Republican led House and Senate, they didn’t vote for conservative rhetoric and show votes. They wanted to move the nation in the right direction. It’s past time we gave our citizens the policy outcomes they voted for at the ballot box.

Posted by Bobby 2018-07-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Elections need to have consequences or people will continue to virtue signal with their vote.

Posted by gorb 2018-07-01 01:01|| 2018-07-01 01:01|| Front Page Top

#2 he lack of progress can largely be placed on a single, outmoded procedural mechanism holding back lawmakers from delivering more achievements ‐ the Senate filibuster.
A century ago the Progressives decided that the Senate wasn't "democratic enough" and talked people into passing the 17th Amendment (part of the Woodrow Wilson Progressive Wave of Trifecta of the IRS, Direct Senatorial Election, and Prohibition). The Real Objective is to so neuter the Senate that we become a bastard cross between a Republic and a Parliamentary Democracy with all the vices of both.

Posted by magpie 2018-07-01 09:08|| 2018-07-01 09:08|| Front Page Top

#3 But bring back caning...

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-07-01 09:25|| 2018-07-01 09:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Bring back dueling.... Clean up that congress mighty fast.

Posted by ruprecht 2018-07-01 10:59|| 2018-07-01 10:59|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 But bring back caning... Posted by: M. Murcek
Now that would would Make The Fillibuster Great Again™! Move the desks into a ring, pull up the carpet and put down fine sand. Arm the Senator with a cudgel and have them defend their fillibuster by force of arms as long as they can. Only serving Senators, mind you!, no substitutes. Do you think it would start a trend towards Term Limits and more youthful Senators?

Posted by magpie 2018-07-01 11:03|| 2018-07-01 11:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Move the desks into a ring, pull up the carpet and put down fine sand.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-07-01 11:54|| 2018-07-01 11:54|| Front Page Top

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