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Save the Filibuster!

The "reform community" is pushing to curtail the filibuster in the Senate.  I defend this obstructionist device over at American.com.
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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.

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