Washington Examiner on MSN13d
Democrats are conspicuously silent about changing filibuster rules now that they’re in the minority
The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...
CNN24d
This is a story about the filibuster. You should read it anyway
When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.
National Review8y
Don’t Nuke the Filibuster
Erick Erickson has laid out some of the reasons why conservatives should seek to keep the filibuster for legislation, and in the Senate, Orrin Hatch and Lindsey Graham have expressed opposition to ...
The Heritage Foundation4y
The Role of the Filibuster
The filibuster empowers the minority and frustrates the majority. Extended debate has always been a part of the way the Senate does its legislative business. Copied This week on the “Heritage ...
National Review10y
Judicial Versus Legislative Filibusters
Federal Court Stops Biden Admin’s Title IX Gender Ideology Mandate Nationwide As I explained in “Don’t Bring Back the Judicial Filibuster,” the argument that reinstating the judicial ...