Save the Filibuster!
Posted in Politics by Steven Hayward
The "reform community" is pushing to curtail the filibuster in the Senate.
I defend this obstructionist device over at American.com.
2:20 PM / January 26, 2011
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This is superb--hope Josh Lerner jumps in on this, too. One question: what role does a House that crushes the minority party play in the increased use of the filibuster? An unmoored House might meet moderation in a filibustering Senate.