fillibuster

Dear US government, STOP WASTING MY $%$#@ MONEY!! STOP ACTING LIKE CHILDREN AND RUN THE #$#@% GOVERNMENT FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!! Can you imagine what your job would be like if you could fillibuster? I picture it like covering your ears and going, "La, la, la. I can't hear you. La, la, la...

The vote on the Nuclear Option is expected to happen next week, and there are only a few Senators left who are considered undecided. We need to get at least three more Senators to vote NO in order to save the filibuster. Senators in these six states will likely determine the outcome of this...

I don't have strong feelings about fillibusters, but I read something I found interesting, and I thought I would share it. During the papal conclave that gave us John Pauls I and II, to be elected Pope, you had to get a 2/3 + 1 majority. No exceptions. JP II changed the rules. For the first...

Apparently, fillibuster rule can be changed with a simple majority: NY Times