On Filibusters, It's Groundhog Day in the Senate

[Pryderi]

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-21/on-filibusters-its-groundhog-day-in-the-senate

In 1917, in response to aggressive filibustering, the Senate majority weakened the power but failed to get rid of it altogether. In 1975, the Senate chipped at the filibuster but again left it intact. After the inauguration, Senators Merkley, Udall, and Reid will meet with fellow Democrats to decide what to do before their day one finally ends. They will not just be trying to figure out how to protect their party, or its priorities. Unless they get rid of the filibuster altogether—which they won’t—they’re trying to figure out how to protect senators. All of them.

[PoliticAverse]

1. They can drag it out by continually recessing the Senate at the end of the day. n/t

[1-Old-Man]

4. Actually what Harry (and only Harry) has done is recess the 1st day

The second day the Senate has sat is already over with, but the first day continues. Somewhere in the chronology in the first posting something is missing too. I say that because I can remember seeing Senators have to come up and speak on the Senate floor, not at all like today when the simple threat of a filibuster seems sufficient to call one into effect.

Make 'em stand and talk. Senators do not like to look like damned fools, and that is exactly what a real filibuster does, it makes the whining side look like a batch of fools, all talking foolish jabber to one-another.

[bemildred]

2. Get rid of it NOW.

It is a relic of arbitrary aristocratic power not suitable to a democratic government.

[stultusporcos]

3. The people want the talking filibuster the Merkley Plan

http://www.merkley.senate.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/article/?id=D2F4EF04-0BA1-CE24-CF06-BB246FA19977

Harry is not a fan of it and wants to do something nicer not to upset the Delicate Turtle.

Harry is going to f things up and we will get stuck up more obstruction.

[Pryderi]

5. Sen. Merkley created a petition that you can sign

Tell the Senate to Fix the Filibuster http://signon.org/s/FUMH3P

[stultusporcos]

6. already signed it

[lonestarnot]

7. 1/2 day of their 2 1/2 per week.