Rachel Maddow & Steve Benen reveal that (surprise) Lieberman is a hypocrite on yet another topic

[ProfessorPlum]

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This time, the filibuster itself. Benen discusses the history of the filibuster, why it might need to be killed as a Senate rule.

[hmorehead]

1. Keep the filibuster, it was one way that Dems could have kept us out of Bush's wars,

prevented the Patriot Act and Homeland security Act, stopped at some erosion of our Bill of Rights while the panicky herd calmed down a bit.

Too bad there weren't more filibusters in Bush's reign.

[ProfessorPlum]

2. Democrats never filibuster

when it matters.

[hmorehead]

3. Not true, but how nice - too polite to save the Republic from what Jefferson called the "tyranny of

of the majority". ( I am dyslexic and no variation of this word looks right)

[hmorehead]

4. From wikepedia:

On July 17, 2007, Senate Democratic leadership allowed a filibuster, on debate about a variety of amendments to the 2008 defense authorization bill H.R. 1585, the Defense Authorization bill, specifically the Levin-Reed amendment S.AMDT.2087 to H.R.1585. The filibuster had been threatened by Republican leadership to prompt a cloture vote

[ProfessorPlum]

5. ? This seems to be a Republican filibuster?

not sure of the relevance.

[hmorehead]

7. The Democratic leadership allowed a filibuster. This was the first listing - why don't you check out

Wic to show me how I am wrong and while you're surfing - google democratic filibuster.

[knixphan]

6. Maybe use basketball rules

Like time-outs in a ball game, each side gets 5 filibusters they can use per session?