Paperman299
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I'm pretty much neutral on the ridiculous political football that is Keystone, but to this I say good. Let Republicans choke on the filibuster for a few months for a change.
I respectfully disagree. I say that it is time to change the mold. Without the filibuster, then the voters must actually see what the team they voted in is going to pass. And they may very well not like it. I am referring to both parties, now. So, with that in mind, knowing that a filibuster would no longer exist, perhaps our congress-critters would be more judicious and thoughtful in crafting meaningful legislation instead of wasting taxpayer time and money lobbing molotov cocktails at each other.
I was against the filibuster before November and I still am now. There is a reason for presidential veto-power. Filibusterers (I just made a new Bush word!) should not be using veto-power in this way.
Without the filibuster, I bet bottom dollar that we would see considerably more turnover in the Congress from cycle to cycle, and maybe that would be a very good thing.
I'm pretty hesitant to go from having no filibusters for nominations all the way to no filibusters period. It gives the little guy a way to fight back against legislation he perceives as egregious...although if a radicalized group perceives everything as egregious then of course we have a problem (as we have seen). I don't know. Maybe the filibuster's time is done.
In the meantime, I'm content to see the party that's been aggressively escalating filibuster use these past decades get a taste of their own medicine.