Why The United States Needs The Filibuster
While it may be both clunky and inefficient, the filibuster is nonetheless crucial to ensuring deliberate legislating takes place in the U.S. Senate.
Barack Obama And The Failure Of Liberal Technocracy
Where Obama previously sounded notes that defended freedom of thought and the need for bipartisan unity, it now appears he has come to share the view of the loudest members of the left.
Watch Barack Obama In 2005 Defend The Filibuster He Now Says Is Racist
‘My colleagues propose this rules change because they believe they can get away with it rather than because they know it’s good for our democracy,’ Obama said when ending the filibuster would have set Democrats back.
Obama’s So-Called Eulogy For John Lewis Was A Disgraceful Political Display
In a moment that required unity and celebration, Barack Obama chose cynical political rancor.
Senate Democrats Now Say They’ll End The Filibuster If Joe Biden Wins
When they were in the minority, Senate Democrats wanted to keep the filibuster. But now if Joe Biden wins the presidency, they’ll blow it up to unleash the radical left.
Why Harry Reid Is Wrong About Abolishing The Filibuster
Since he exacerbated the Senate’s status as a legislative graveyard, few should trust Harry Reid’s prescription for fixing a self-inflicted problem.
Opposition To Judicial Nominees Skyrocketed From 3 To 70 Percent After Trump Took Office
Nearly 40 percent of all votes in American history to filibuster judicial nominees have occurred since President Trump took office.
Texas Democrat Wendy Davis Announces Bid For U.S. House Of Representatives
Wendy Davis, a Democrat best known for her 13-hour long filibuster, is running for Congress against Rep. Chip Roy in 2020.Â
For Kavanaugh’s Confirmation, Thank Dianne Feinstein, Harry Reid, And Michael Avenatti
These three prominent Democrats played a vital role in helping along Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
Democrats Only Have Themselves To Blame For Oiling The Path For Trump’s Second SCOTUS Pick
Democrats are trying to use Mitch McConnell’s 2016 political maneuvering against him, saying that the Senate should halt the nomination process until after the election.
The 20-Week, Pain-Capable Abortion Bill Reveals Uncomfortable Truths About Both Parties
Although the bill enjoys support across demographic and party lines it’s also highly unlikely to ever reach the Senate floor for a vote. That should change.
How Senate Leaders Can Use Existing Rules To End Democrat Stonewalling
Getting the Senate back to work doesn’t require changing its rules. Republicans have all the tools they need to curb Democrats’ ability to obstruct their agenda.
What The Filibuster Debate Says About Our Razor’s Edge Politics
The 60-vote requirement has become a political club not just preventing imprudent action but almost any serious action at all.
What You Need To Know About Budget Reconciliation In The Senate
After the House passed the American Health Care Act, the Senate has begun sorting through its options for health care legislation. Looming are procedural concerns unique to the Senate.
The Left Brought On The Nuclear Option By Making Judges Political
Eliminating the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees was the natural culmination of a tit-for-tat escalation by both parties. The brinksmanship is all symptomatic of a much larger problem.
Politicians Misuse Terms Like ‘Nuclear Option’ To Deceive Voters
Our discourse is full of rhetorical terms used to frighten or cajole the public in a given direction. But these words don’t mean what you think they mean.
The Filibuster Wasn’t Handed Down From God Or The Founding Fathers, So Kill It Already
The filibuster is not in the Constitution or part of the American founding. It is a creature born of an accidental omission from the rules.
Here’s Every Single Senate Democrat Demanding That SCOTUS Nominees Get A Vote
Will these senators follow their own demands and vote on Neil Gorsuch? After all, only a few months ago they insisted senators must #DoYourJob.
It’s Time For Republicans To Embrace The Nuclear Option For Neil Gorsuch
They should follow the precedent Harry Reid set in 2013, and confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch with 51 votes instead of 60.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin Refuses To Give Neil Gorsuch The Courtesy Of A Fair Hearing
Wisconsin’s junior senator could not hold out for more than 48 hours before giving in to deep partisanship and vindictiveness on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
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