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Reid Defends Vow to Change Filibuster Rules Next Year
Here’s a fairly remarkable colloquy between Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor. McConnell was perturbed by the suggestion that Reid would pursue filibuster reform if he was still in...
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Filibuster Reform Support Still Short of a Majority in the Senate
With the expectation of a series of new cabinet appointments (though not Attorney General, apparently) comes the expectation of a number of bruising nomination fights on the floor of the Senate. In...
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White House Makes Politically Expedient End Run By “Designating” Elisse...
The White House, in announcing the departure of Mary Schapiro as Chairwoman of the SEC, also took the unusual step of “designating” her replacement – a way to fill the vacancy at the top of the...
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Filibuster Reform Definitely Coming, But May Not Be Enough
It definitely looks as though we’re headed toward a shift in the Senate rules, though mainly one that facilitates the scheduling of the Senate calendar rather than actually turns the Senate into a...
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Republicans Gear Up for Susan Rice Nomination Fight, Which Could Be Stopped...
Susan RiceApparently the meetings between potential Secretary of State nominee Susan Rice and cranky old warhawks didn’t go very well. “Bottom line, I’m more disturbed now than I was before,” Sen....
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White House Supports Filibuster Reform Effort
President Obama supports the Senate rules reform effort, effectively giving a vote to reformers as they build toward a January showdown. In a statement to the Huffington Post, White House...
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Boehner Threatens No Votes on Senate Bills if Democrats Push Through...
Speaker Senator John Boehner John Boehner, who is not now nor has ever been a Senator, has nonetheless decided to insert himself into the debate over Senate rules reform. Boehner threatened to ignore...
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Senators Getting Cold Feet on Changing Rules By Majority Vote
The one reason that a set of filibuster reforms that fall short of eliminating the 60-vote Senate may still allow for majoritarian democracy in that body is that it would set the precedent that the...
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Court Hears Arguments on Constitutionality of the Filibuster
While Senators work out a potential compromise on the filibuster, one which would in all likelihood keep the option of a supermajority requirement for legislation and confirmations intact while...
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Judge Strikes Down Constitutional Challenge to the Filibuster
Senate Chamber If there’s going to be reform to the Senate’s rules, it’s going to have to come from the Senate itself. That’s the implication of a ruling in federal court today throwing out a...
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