[afraidfortherepublic]

Gee whiz! Somehow I don't remember all these fillibusters. Have they actually occurred, or have the Dems just backed off when they know they can't muster 60 votes?

[Not now, Not ever!]

They can thank little tommy d for this mess.

[nina0113]

Since there weren’t 41 GOP Senators until this January, I’m at a loss as to how the Republicans managed to mount any filibusters at all. Could some Democrats have joined them?

[IamConservative]

Funny they can’t seem to recall the Dems using the filibuster for judges under Bush.

[misterrob]

Harry Reid used it to his advantage when it suited him. (finger) to the Left

[Truth is a Weapon]

When the GOP gets the majority the Dems will be screaming that the filibuster is the sacred protection of our democratic republic.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The hand-wringers at Time have a short memory.

How Robert Byrd Jr. created the modern filibuster

GOP May Target Use of Filibuster: Senate Democrats Want To Retain the Right to Block Judicial Nominees

[cotton1706]

The filibuster was intended so that enough debate would occur. And then cloture was used to stop debate. The democrats would have a leg to stand on if Harry Reid had not started the practice of filing for cloture at the same time as filing a bill.

These bills have not been debated at all. They want to push them through without debate and if possible, without a vote through unanimous consent.

[Joan Kerrey]

unprecedented reliance on the filibuster

BULLSHII

[Ouderkirk]

OK, so end the filibuster rule. And when the shoe is on the other foot, and they want to prevent something the majority wants watch them squeal like stuck pigs.

The socialists want to have everything go their way, always. Never any dissent, no votes, just deem it passed or do it on a voice vote.

Just lovely. /sarc

[drangundsturm]

LOL, the article glowingly says that if the dems retain control of the senate “as expected” then they can change the rules with only a simple 51 votes. I wonder how TIME would feel if the GOP manages to take a 51-49 majority and then THEY change the rules to eliminate the filibuster with those 51 votes. Do you want to bet the tone of TIME will change from glowing approval to stating that this is the greatest travesty in the history of the world?

[Logical me]

Continuing the Communist Party (formally the Democratic Party) push for a dictatorship with empty head nitwit King Obama for it's head.

[VRWCmember]

They have been shattered by the Republicans' unprecedented reliance on the filibuster, a legislative maneuver that can slam the brakes on even popular legislation. The filibuster allows 41 Senators to block a bill from coming to a vote by voting against motions to end debate (which need 60 votes to pass).

Unprecedented? The only UNPRECEDENTED use of the filibuster was the corrupt lying sack of S**T democrats using the filibuster to prevent an up-and-down vote on several of W's judicial appointments.

[Nonstatist]

They have been shattered by the Republicans' unprecedented reliance on the filibuster, a legislative maneuver that can slam the brakes on even popular legislation

What about unpopular legislation? Hasnt all the legislation been unpopular? Speek up, you leftist lackeys!

[Buckeye McFrog]

the Libtards are very openly expressing regret now over the Gang of 14 deal. In retrospect they could have lived with a few more Bush appointed judges in exchange for “full speed ahead” on the agenda. This has become their #1 rallying cry....”The US Senate is BROKEN and MUST be FIXED!” I expect them to try something in a lame duck session.