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Migs's avatar

Get rid of it. Make politicians put their money where their mouth is. If republicans pass crazy shit, let them suffer at the ballot box. Same goes for democrats. I’ve come the conclusion that a lot of our problems are caused by inaction not too much legislation.

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Peter T's avatar

I hear ya. Sometimes I wish we'd just go with a parliamentarian system. (Yeah, I know, grass is always greener.)

There is a, gulp, *compromise* approach: make the filibuster Jimmy Stewart again! Perhaps if conducting a filibuster were sufficiently painful, it would actually fulfil its promise as suggested by its supporters.

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knowltok's avatar

Yeah, but Ted "Green Eggs and Ham" Cruz is still there. Painful for most of the country, but not for him.

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