senate rules

When will the Senate filibuster rule end? This is being used, and abused, more and more. It was never even intended to be a rule. It now essentially requires a 60% vote instead of a 50% vote to pass a bill. Everybody complains that Congress isn’t doing enough. With the filibuster, months of...

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/senate-bans-secret-holds-makes-other-rule-changes/?hpt=Sbin The vote was 92-4 to make a few rule changes. Now, if the senator's name would be published in the Congressional Record two days after placing a hold. They also passed a rule against...

I saw an article about how a lot of Obama's judicial appointments are being held up in committee, often by a single Senator. This is nothing new, both sides do it, but it does seem ridiculous that a single Senator can hold up the nomination of a judge that would easily pass the full Senate. This...