Should the US Senate Modify or Get Rid of It Entirely?

AtLast · 02-18-2010, 05:21 PM

This thread is aimed at discussing the pros & cons of the filibuster rules in the US Senate and recent discussion of these rules being modified or the total eradication of the filibuster.

Let it rip!

************************************************** ******Filibuster: the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generallyfavored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. (a common definition).

02-18-2010, 05:21 PM	#1
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