McConnell’s self-filibuster highlights need for reform
by David Atkins
I’ve said time and again that filibuster reform is essential for making our democracy work. It’s also easy to do.
McConnell’s preposterous self-filibuster last week made the obviousness of the problem even more salient. Here’s Jon Stewart ripping it to shreds.
There’s a reason that when we do nation building in other countries, we don’t use our system of government as a model. It’s not really good at getting things done or addressing major problems. A winner-take-all, easily purchased bicameral system with checks and balances between Congress, President and the Courts is tough enough already without a ridiculous 60-vote threshold for bills in the least democratic of the bodies.
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