*Filibuster discussion in Senate now

[elleng]

on C-SPAN2.

while recorded House speeches about Sandy relief on C-SPAN.

[Harmony Blue]

1. Interesting....

we shall see if Reid has what it takes....

[PoliticAverse]

4. Maybe they need to bring Biden in again... n/t

[backtoblue]

2. ty elleng!

[Cleita]

3. Sending him thought vibes. "End the filibuster Harry. End it now!" eom

[global1]

5. Give'm Hell Harry.....

get them while they are down and floundering. The time has come to end the filibuster!!! Go for it!!!!!

[PoliticAverse]

6. Link to C-Span 2 streaming video...

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

[pinto]

7. Thanks for the heads up.

[global1]

8. President Obama Campaign On Changing Washington For The Better.....

Reforming the filibuster is a major transforming way of doing that. This needs to happen. It will be another important feather is the President's legacy cap and cement his historical greatness as one of the best President's ever.

[elleng]

9. Yes it would be but,

as President Obama is not a member of the Senate, unlikely he could be responsible for reforming the filibuster (unless highly unusual and unlikely approach is taken by him.)

[global1]

10. I Know That - But He Is The President And He Speaks With Harry Reid.....

I'm sure Harry wouldn't do any filibuster reform without discussing it with the WH and even the President. So at some level the President would be involved with such a matter.

It was interesting as I listened to the Senate discussion about this on CSPAN today. Sen. Durbin supports some sort of reform but indicated that it wouldn't be coming up tomorrow in the Senate. I thought that such rule changes need to be brought up on the first day of the new Congress. Can anyone verify that for me - or do they have a few days to take up such a matter?

[elleng]

13. First Day Rules, I think.

Don't know under what rules they operate thereafter. Not a student of this. Lawrence O'Donnell surely knows.

EDIT: Discussed here, Reid has a ploy: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022119346

[TeamPooka]

12. The last vestiges of the old Republic have been swept away. --Governor Tarkin

[TeamPooka]

11. "Kill Fil"