Comments on: Tyranny of the filibuster? http://www.thepublicphilosopher.com/2010/01/05/tyranny-of-the-filibuster/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:46:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ecce Nerdo http://www.thepublicphilosopher.com/2010/01/05/tyranny-of-the-filibuster/comment-page-1/#comment-8615 Ecce Nerdo Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:15:47 +0000 http://www.thepublicphilosopher.com/?p=428#comment-8615 I'm all about preserving the filibuster- as long as we go back to the old rules, where debate is finished when people stop speaking. The present 60 vote threshold is increasingly absurd as dems hold up their own party. Not only are they holding their own party hostage, they're further institutionalizing this 60 vote threshold. I don't believe legislators should necessarily vote along party lines, but when it comes to procedural votes, such as ending debate, there should be party unity, at a minimum, and basic rules of collegiality the ultimate goal, regardless of who is in control of the Senate. I’m all about preserving the filibuster- as long as we go back to the old rules, where debate is finished when people stop speaking. The present 60 vote threshold is increasingly absurd as dems hold up their own party. Not only are they holding their own party hostage, they’re further institutionalizing this 60 vote threshold.

I don’t believe legislators should necessarily vote along party lines, but when it comes to procedural votes, such as ending debate, there should be party unity, at a minimum, and basic rules of collegiality the ultimate goal, regardless of who is in control of the Senate.

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