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: TalkLeftFilibuster Reform Now Is A Bad Idea
By Big Tent Democrat
Not that there is a snowball's chance of it happening, but now is most definitely NOT the time for filibuster reform in the Senate.
In the upcoming Congress, a Republican House will be passing all kinds of bad bills. President Obama seems unwilling to be a veto (pun intended) point in the process. Our last best hope for limiting the damage is in fact the filibuster in the Senate.
Apparently, many folks are hopeful of some good things coming out of the next Congress. I'm not one of those people. Bill Clinton vetoed 17 bills in the 2 years after the 1994 elections delivered the Congress to the Republicans, including vetoes that precipitated government shutdowns. I don't expect President Obama to veto any. The filibuster in the Senate will need to be the veto point.
Speaking for me only
Full post as published by TalkLeft on December 15, 2010 (boomark / email).
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