Thanks for the history. Yeah, I think that whatever party is in the minority definitely loves the filibuster, and I'm sure that's what has kept it around - anticipating the next election cycle and losing power. But shouldn't we have a government that can actually function and a legislative body that can do its job? We shouldn't requir…
Thanks for the history. Yeah, I think that whatever party is in the minority definitely loves the filibuster, and I'm sure that's what has kept it around - anticipating the next election cycle and losing power. But shouldn't we have a government that can actually function and a legislative body that can do its job? We shouldn't require a "super" majority - just like we don't require a supermajority for someone to get elected.
As long as you elect people who refuse to do the job of governance, there's not much to be done but hope you're not in the firing line. Govt works when it is peopled by those with at least some honesty, some principles and some understanding of governance and desire to do the will of the voters. Govt is made up of humans, after all; and they are made up of human nature which by and large is pretty sucky these days.
Thanks for the history. Yeah, I think that whatever party is in the minority definitely loves the filibuster, and I'm sure that's what has kept it around - anticipating the next election cycle and losing power. But shouldn't we have a government that can actually function and a legislative body that can do its job? We shouldn't require a "super" majority - just like we don't require a supermajority for someone to get elected.
As long as you elect people who refuse to do the job of governance, there's not much to be done but hope you're not in the firing line. Govt works when it is peopled by those with at least some honesty, some principles and some understanding of governance and desire to do the will of the voters. Govt is made up of humans, after all; and they are made up of human nature which by and large is pretty sucky these days.