Posted on 01/05/2011 12:09:54 PM PST by PapaBear3625
Senate is now debating changes to filibuster rule.
No sleight of hand required. Rules changes on the first day of congress only require a simple majority.
While I do believe the senators should have to do a real filibust and that they shouldn’t be able to place a silent hold on a nominee. Really they should have to vote up or down on all nominees. I wanted that when Bush was President and I still want it today. Maybe that will wake up some people not to vote for their stupid liberal senator because they can really screw up the nation. Also might mean people won’t feel comfortable with the Senate in liberal hands because a few solid conservatives (41) can keep them in check.
WHAT the Republicans could do is promise to use every trick in the book to shut down the Senate to a crawl. Make every Bill be read front to back, take turns doing talking filibusters, a la Bernie Sanders, on every mundane Bill that is brought up, day after day, hour after hour. I would assign a Republican Senator to take up 5-6 hours of time doing an old fashioned filibuster. The Republicans in the House SHOULD go nuclear on the Democrats in the House as payback.
The Democrats want war. I say give it to them.
“Yep. And where’s that Gang of 14 now?”
Waiting for the cameras so they can bash Republicans.
where did,
rules change on the first day,
come from?
...
I though that the Senate was a ‘continuing body’
so rules would continue from the
last session, ..unless changed..
Continuing from when? Until when? Who decides?
The Constitution only says that the Senate has the power to set its own rules. The Senate can st them and change them at anytime.
Correct, they have until Jan. 24th. to arm twist enough cowards to get the 51 votes needed to change the rule.
the House goes out of business, every two years,
the Senate does not.
the Senate has in the past,
used ‘last times’ rules.
...which were last changed in 1975.
Biden is going to say ...
hey , new Congress, time to adopt rules..
there is no precedent for that
225 years of Senate tradition,
gone
reason... change rules...2/3rds majority
adopr rules... simple majority
A Senate from 1791 or 1891 or 1991 cannot bind the current Senate from the grave EXCEPT by constitutional amendment (which requires far more than just Senate approval)
End of story.
Tradition? Yes
Obligation? No
Prudent? Perhaps
Truthfully, the Senate doesn’t need a reason to change their rules. And the filibuster rule has not been there the entire 225 years.
The Maine & Alaska R’s can be counted as D’s.
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