Filibuster - you gotta love it!
Just came to realize this: The Senate rules that produced what we call "filibuster" originally provided that debate, as important as it is in making law, shall not be concluded or limited unless 2/3 of the membership agree — hence the "cooling saucer" analogy. It was relatively recently that the Senate changed the rule to 60%.
But THE WHOLE POINT WAS TO ENSURE THAT DELIBERATIONS DO NOT END SO LONG AS ANYONE HAS ANYTHING TO OFFER. Even if reading recipes and other impertinent misapplications of the rule have obscured the principle behind the rule, it remains a critical protection against chaotic legislation.
It's time we remind Americans of this. LOUDLY.
But THE WHOLE POINT WAS TO ENSURE THAT DELIBERATIONS DO NOT END SO LONG AS ANYONE HAS ANYTHING TO OFFER. Even if reading recipes and other impertinent misapplications of the rule have obscured the principle behind the rule, it remains a critical protection against chaotic legislation.
It's time we remind Americans of this. LOUDLY.
posted by The Voice | 2:33 PM
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