The president faces the prospect of filibusters in the Senate to block his latest policy to be legislated. From LearnThat.org.
I agree that removing the filibuster is a bad idea. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » New poll finds more Americans in favor of eliminating the filibuster.] Reference
But the filibuster is the reason there is a NEED for sixty votes. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Biden Attacks GOP Abuse Of Filibuster: ‘You Can’t Govern If You Require A Super Majority’] Reference
All it takes to eliminate the filibuster is a ruling from the chair, backed up by 51 votes. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » What Tea Parties Hath Wrought] Reference
So your idea of a filibuster is your way of derailing a process and you should stop this nonsense. From Wordnik.com. [Senators signal bruising Supreme Court confirmation battle] Reference
Remember, a filibuster is a tool of the minority, and it fails as soon as a sufficient majority gets more than 2/3s present and voting. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Rise of the Filibuster] Reference
At the end of the day, the filibuster is a very bad thing for progressive politics notwithstanding its utility during the 2003-2006 period. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Nine Votes] Reference
The filibuster is a result of the rules of debate. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Marshall Field v. Clark Preclude a Challenge to “Deem and Pass”?] Reference
The filibuster is safe, securely, firmly in place. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Bayh Calls for Filibuster Reform] Reference
Any more then the filibuster is in the Constitution. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » If The Founders Had Wanted a Supermajority Requirement for the Senate, They Could Have Put One in the Constitution] Reference
I'd like the word filibuster to appear in future ads. From Wordnik.com. [Congressional Dems Seek To Reverse Slide In Polls With New Ad Campaign] Reference
Back then, he called a filibuster a "very grim thing.". From Wordnik.com. [CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports] Reference
The filibuster is there to preserve the right to debate. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Bayh Calls for Filibuster Reform] Reference
The filibuster is just one more con game to achieve that end. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Constitutional Harball] Reference
The filibuster is obstructive, anachronistic, and undemocratic. From Wordnik.com. [The Silenced Majority] Reference
The view that the filibuster is unconstitutional is quite common. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » California’s Woes and Prop 13] Reference
As noted, the threat of the filibuster is what really forces the issue. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » A Flawed Stimulus is Better than No Stimulus] Reference
They also said the word filibuster is not mentioned in the Constitution. From Wordnik.com. [Home/News] Reference
Someone help me understand: the filibuster is procedure, not law, right?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Obama’s Doomed Strategy] Reference
Why Can't Vice President vote to break filibuster is beyond my imagination. From Wordnik.com. [Griffith: 'I can no longer align myself' with Dems] Reference
So the filibuster is one of the important protections we have. audio (1: 02). From Wordnik.com. [05 « November « 2008 « Niqnaq] Reference
OpenVolokh: The view that the filibuster is unconstitutional is quite common. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » California’s Woes and Prop 13] Reference
CAFFERTY: If the word filibuster makes you turn the channel, you're not alone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2005] Reference
The real problem with the filibuster is that public employees are paid too much. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » If You Want to Get Things Done, Use Reconciliation] Reference
A filibuster is exceedingly unlikely on judicial nominations, and everyone knows it. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Tushnet on Lithwick’s Lament] Reference
In any case, the outward change to the institution of the filibuster is pretty plain. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Ungovernable America] Reference
The filibuster is not Democratic, but intended to prevent the tyranny of the majority. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Schumer calls Bolton filibuster “unlikely.”] Reference
NELSON: The word filibuster keeps coming up in the questions rather than in the answers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2005] Reference
Finally, you are presuming that Democrats believe that the filibuster is constitutional. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Tushnet on Lithwick’s Lament] Reference
The filibuster is the only thing standing between us and a second, more awesome New Deal. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Judd Gregg for Commerce?] Reference
You know, all this whining from Mr. Yglesias about the filibuster is really quite amusing. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Nomination Follies] Reference
The filibuster is fine, provided that the majority actually forces the minority to filibuster. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Filibusters] Reference
Use it so much that the filibuster is hollowed out as the empty, stinking Dixicrat thing it is. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » If The Founders Had Wanted a Supermajority Requirement for the Senate, They Could Have Put One in the Constitution] Reference
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