The filibuster and the deception of “bi-partisanship” prevents our nation from solving serious problems!
First, let’s be clear that the filibuster is NOT in the Constitution! The filibuster is merely a rule that the Senate imposed upon itself. This silly rule could be abolished if the Senate wanted to pass important legislation. The filibuster is a way for a minority of senators to prevent a majority (51 to 59 of them) from passing legislation to solve our nation’s problems. The filibuster was used repeatedly to prevent the Senate from passing Civil Rights legislation long ago. It is used now to prevent passing legislation that would solve serious problems regarding voting rights, the environment, the […]