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US21 - Change Filibuster Rules
| Change Senate rules so that the minority will find it tough to use filibuster as a tool to thwart the majority. | |
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Description
The current rules make it much too easy for the minority to block legislation and allow them to abuse the system and suppress the majority. Filibustering is a tactic that is increasingly being used to maintain the status quo. The procedural rules need to be changed to be like the House of Representatives, where a simple majority is all you need to pass a law or confirm a nominee
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last reply by GregOrr on Jul 11
Why not just do away with the filibuster all together? (3 replies)