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I have seen this argument elsewhere and I am not sure it makes sense random thoughts Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 05:28:57 PM
Is the problem that they are blocking the simple stuff or that they are blocking the major stuff? Your argument seems to confuse the two.

The filibuster is designed so that an ambitious agenda cannot be passed without a super majority. So if you have an aggressive agenda you need to either get a super majority at the ballot box or figure out how to win some support from the other party. The dems failed to do the first and seem to be offended that they are expected to do the second. The filibuster was designed to keep the majority party from blocking out the minority and to keep major changes to our government and society from being enacted without widespread support.

When the filibuster was being used to block Bush nominees for even minor offices the dems were fine with it but now that the table is turned we have Biden telling us the constitution has been turned on its head. Which I find ironic considering the fact that the constitution was designed to limit the growth and power of the federal government and to limit how involved they could be in people's every day life.

Despite campaign promises the dems have done nothing to dampen the partisan atmosphere in Washington, in fact they have done the opposite, now they are paying the cost. America does not want to be a single party country.
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Could the Dems really lose in Mass - Kennedy's seat? - 18/01/2010 03:19:29 PM 626 Views
to quote yogi berra: it ain't over till it's over - 18/01/2010 04:10:26 PM 215 Views
Oh, if Brown wins, I'm sure he will be out next election..... - 18/01/2010 04:28:05 PM 217 Views
it works both ways you know - 18/01/2010 04:37:40 PM 220 Views
I disagree... - 20/01/2010 04:11:15 AM 242 Views
Even if he loses and it is close I think it will scare a lot of democrats - 18/01/2010 04:15:03 PM 223 Views
You may be right on that last bit, unfortunately... *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:18:37 PM 100 Views
Agreed - blunder of epic proportions! *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:30:18 PM 101 Views
If we don't get a handle on healthcare it will destroy the economy. - 18/01/2010 06:01:18 PM 220 Views
It makes people question their priorities - 18/01/2010 08:17:16 PM 286 Views
Maybe they should. - 18/01/2010 09:47:11 PM 242 Views
You act like America is a collective - 18/01/2010 10:16:39 PM 299 Views
Is it? What are the Republicans offering for the non-insured? - 18/01/2010 10:20:42 PM 205 Views
Tort reform - 18/01/2010 10:33:01 PM 198 Views
purchase insurance across state lines - 18/01/2010 10:44:54 PM 199 Views
the dems don't see insurance companies as the enemy either - 18/01/2010 11:09:24 PM 202 Views
Exactly. - 19/01/2010 02:09:49 AM 310 Views
that simply proves they are inept - 19/01/2010 01:45:33 PM 201 Views
Of course they did nothing for the 6 years they controlled Congress. - 19/01/2010 12:39:44 AM 256 Views
That isn't true, my mother-in-law can now afford to buy her medicine - 19/01/2010 01:57:28 PM 282 Views
Curious about the last part. - 20/01/2010 12:05:40 AM 291 Views
There are some basic flaws in your argument - 20/01/2010 03:18:58 PM 203 Views
America, like all groups of people, IS a collective, however diverse. - 19/01/2010 02:02:24 AM 337 Views
but it doesn't think like a collective - 20/01/2010 03:25:29 PM 192 Views
Yes, I realize human beings are selfish; that's something to overcome, not embrace. - 20/01/2010 06:21:33 PM 186 Views
Human nature can not be overcome it can only be redirected - 20/01/2010 07:03:46 PM 199 Views
That's a bigger debate than politics. - 20/01/2010 10:42:02 PM 319 Views
I know who I'm voting for! - 18/01/2010 04:26:29 PM 244 Views
I'm starting to think..... - 18/01/2010 04:33:23 PM 229 Views
Certainly, he wouldn't stand a chance without protest votes. *NM* - 18/01/2010 04:45:37 PM 106 Views
That whole "filibuster-proof" concept was a lot more valid... - 18/01/2010 04:44:51 PM 292 Views
I have seen this argument elsewhere and I am not sure it makes sense - 18/01/2010 05:28:57 PM 282 Views
It does not make sense if it's used in a partisan way, that's true. - 18/01/2010 05:43:10 PM 308 Views
I think the fillibuster is with in the spirit and the law on the constitution - 18/01/2010 06:03:55 PM 283 Views
Fair enough. - 18/01/2010 10:00:16 PM 210 Views
Any argument made by Dowd is suspect from the start - 18/01/2010 10:39:28 PM 255 Views
They should keep making them actually filibuster, yes. - 18/01/2010 10:09:01 PM 374 Views
Fight the good fight, my man...er...dog! - 18/01/2010 05:48:08 PM 214 Views

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