Suggested titles: Historical Civility in US Politics – OR – The Assault in the U.S. Senate Chamber on Senator Sumner.
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Costs of the Supermajority Senate
Among other things, Ezra Klein argues that the filibuster contributes to legicide: “It encourages Congress to outsource its responsibilities to independent commissions, the executive branch and its associated agencies, and the courts…”
Understanding the Filibuster
On NPR’s Fresh Air, political scientist Greg Koger explains the politics involving the Senate’s filibuster rule and how maybe possibly potentially (and probably why not) it could be changed (via The Monkey Cage).
House and Senate Health Care Bill Comparison
Something gained, something lost.
“ One possibility is to ask House Democrats to approve the Senate version of the health care legislation, sending it directly to President Obama for his signature and side-stepping the need for another Senate vote.”
— The New York Times
Well, that’s one way to end strung out negotiations that need to get wrapped-up in a conference committee.
“ Men are not angels. You cannot ask them to deny their self-interest for long. This is why we have rules, and why our rules should be built to prevent people from pulling this kind of crap.”
— Ezra Klein on GOP obstruction in the legislative process of health care reform
