THE FILIBUSTER MUST GO
Restore majority rule to save our democracy
Majority rule no longer exists in the #US Senate. Over decades, a procedure that was created to preserve majority rule has been manipulated and exploited to undermine it
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Restore majority rule to save our democracy
Majority rule no longer exists in the #US Senate. Over decades, a procedure that was created to preserve majority rule has been manipulated and exploited to undermine it
#MOG citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
If 41 Senators agree to block a bill, they can—even if the other 59 Senators support it. The procedure that has upended majority rule in the Senate is called the filibuster, and there are five reasons why it must go:
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1. The filibuster undermines majority rule, the founding principle of our democracy
A minority of Senators has power to block all legislation, it is fundamentally undemocratic
2. The legislative gridlock created by the filibuster upsets the Constitution’s balance of powers.
A minority of Senators has power to block all legislation, it is fundamentally undemocratic
2. The legislative gridlock created by the filibuster upsets the Constitution’s balance of powers.
3. The filibuster was created by racists and continues to serve racist ends
It serves the interests of white supremacists and has long empowered their interests
4. The filibuster prevents congressional majorities from enacting needed reforms.
It serves the interests of white supremacists and has long empowered their interests
4. The filibuster prevents congressional majorities from enacting needed reforms.
5. The filibuster incentivizes partisan obstructionism—not bipartisan compromise
Our founders rejected the idea of empowering a Senate minority to block most legislation precisely because they knew from experience that it would lead to obstruction, dysfunction, and corruption?
Our founders rejected the idea of empowering a Senate minority to block most legislation precisely because they knew from experience that it would lead to obstruction, dysfunction, and corruption?
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