Congress and the 9/11 responders
…(a filibuster-proof majority) Why is leadership keeping this bill bottled up in committee? You can follow the progress (or lack of progress) as congressional leaders act (or not) and latest…
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White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman
…worse the Senate has a filibuster rule where a minority of 41 of 100 Senators can block a bill. So the minority of Senators, often representing a very small percentage…
Time to abolish debt ceiling
…would be a good time for Democratic Senators to unite to eliminate the filibuster which seems to be the only thing causing this potential world-wide disaster. Share this: Facebook Reddit…
Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
…To make matters worse the Senate has a filibuster rule where a minority of 41 of 100 Senators can block a bill. So the minority of Senators, often representing a…
Senate Republicans oppose voting rights and oppose even talking about voting rights
Republicans again filibuster a bill to protect voting rights. As state Republicans pass bills to suppress voting and subvert elections, the Republicans in Congress do nothing. In some states they…
Republicans again disgrace the United States
…Republicans voted the bill and 175 opposed it. In the Senate there seems to be a little support but not enough to overcome a filibuster by the vast majority of…
What are Republicans afraid of ?
…and 175 opposed it. In the Senate the bill was filibustered by the vast majority of Republican Senators. (see Republicans again disgrace the United States) What are Republicans afraid of?…
A national disgrace or 6 disgraces
…9/11 Commission. The House passed a bill to do that over the objection of 175 Republicans. Disgrace #3. The Republicans in the Senate blocked that with a filibuster. Disgrace #3….
January 6 House select committee
…Senate Republicans filibustered the bill the National 1/6 commission idea was blocked. I am pleased to see the January 6 select House committee pass. At least now there will be…
Nancy Pelosi is right
…on the January 6 attack by filibuster. It had been passed in the House over the objection of 175 Republicans. Despite Republican opposition the House was able to establish a…