Senate leaders reach agreement on filibusters (chance to offer amendments if GOP shuts up)

Yahoo ^ | 1/27/11 | Jim Abrams - ap

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON – Senate leaders said Thursday they have agreed that minority Republicans would filibuster fewer bills and nominations in exchange for a promise by the Democratic majority to give them more chances to offer amendments.

The gentleman's agreement announced by Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican leader Mitch McConnell was part of a package of measures to make the Senate a more workable and less contentious place. It also included support of a resolution, to be voted on later in the day, to end the practice of one senator being able to secretly block votes and a rules change that would slash by a third the number of presidential appointments that need Senate approval.

[Tzimisce]

If they cared what we thought, they wouldn’t have passed Healthcare.

And if we cared what they were doing, 100 of them would be in danger of losing their seats....

[itssme]

Well, we're not quite there on either count, are we?

We The People must keep on the backs of the politicians til we draw our last breath...at this time in history this is our lot. Keep kicking azz and do not give up!

[CottShop]

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It’sw about time a republican declares “Kiss my a@#”- the left would be so shocked they wouldn’t know what to do- they aren’t used to having republicans talk back to them