I searched “standing filibuster” and got only vague results.
May God grant Americans honest elections. amen
Thune looks like a strong wind could knock him over but I don’t recall any rule saying a bull like J.D. Vance couldn’t do it (referring to him being President of the Senate itself).
And such a feat would solidify his image as worthy successor.
“Rep. Luna is ramrodding a big deal. i hope she pulls it off.”
As much as I like Luna, I doubt it. The Democrats FULLY UNDERSTAND what election integrity will cost them, so they’ll get as much as they can from the GOP, and then buckle at the last moment.
Our side will claim ‘victory’, but our elections will continue to be worse than many Third World countries.
You go girl.
About damn time they stop with the threats and have to do the deed.
Restoring the standing filibuster has long been near the top of my list for reforms that might begin to unravel gridlock.
Lest we forget, Howard Baker became Senate Majority Leader when the Contract With America wave election produced the first Republican Congress in 40 years. He made a big mistake.
Baker wanted a kinder, gentler Senate. He relaxed the filibuster rules and thought that a gentlemen’s agreement to honor cloakroom holds was sufficient. It took Bob Byrd about 15 seconds to spot the weakness, and within a few years, the Senate collapsed into gridlock in which nothing of substance can move without a supermajority.
Aside from being physically onerous, the standing filibuster makes it brutally clear to the public who the obstructionists are. The filibuster plays a useful role, but it is irreducibly a minority exercizing a veto over the will of the majority. When those doing the blocking have to stand in the well of the Senate and drone on for days, the press cannot lie about who is responsible.
I remain skeptical of Thune... I hope he comes through
I hope Luna pulls this off, but at the same time I’m angry.
How many IMPORTANT bills have failed because “We don’t have 60 votes” when this was an option?