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To: DoodleDawg
The Senate can (and should) end the whole filibuster practice tomorrow. It has no basis in Constitutional law.

If it's worth having it, then the Constitution should be amended to require a 60% vote in the Senate for any Federal law to be passed.

27 posted on 11/14/2016 5:48:29 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: Alberta's Child
The Senate can (and should) end the whole filibuster practice tomorrow. It has no basis in Constitutional law.

The Constitution allows each house to set its own rules.

31 posted on 11/14/2016 5:51:16 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Alberta's Child

” If it’s worth having it, then the Constitution should be amended to require a 60% vote in the Senate for any Federal law to be passed.”

I would be all in favor of requiring a super majority to pass any law, since laws by definition restrict freedom, thus I want the vast majority of people to agree on having their freedom restricted.


48 posted on 11/14/2016 7:09:36 AM PST by aquila48
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