Re:Landmark Senate Vote Limits Filibusters
by talmand on Thursday November 21, 2013 @02:51PM
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Then we move to the next worse example; the majority defines what the minority is or is not doing.
Re:Landmark Senate Vote Limits Filibusters
by cpleppert on Thursday November 21, 2013 @07:02PM
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This is how any parliamentary body on the planet works. If you are concerned about this from a constitutional perspective you do exactly what the founders did: separate legislative powers into equal chambers.
If you place constitutional requirements above a majority vote on a parliamentary body then the judiciary has to step in and enforce those requirements violating the separation of powers.
Re:Landmark Senate Vote Limits Filibusters
by nknighthb on Thursday November 21, 2013 @02:52PM
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At this point you're just trolling.
Re:Landmark Senate Vote Limits Filibusters
by talmand on Thursday November 21, 2013 @03:23PM
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Hmmm, I thought I was giving thoughtful responses to your posts. After all, you read my first response about screwing the minority and your answer seemed to suggest your are fully willing to do so. If you're willing to accept one terrible aspect of democracy you should be willing to embrace it all. Not mildly attacking someone for pointing out your potential defects. I'm only trying to help.
Now I think I'm trolling, but it's a natural response due to your posts.
This is the system of governance we have. It functioned virtually without filibustering of nominees for two centuries. If you truly believe the problem here is the majority, you are far, far beyond reason.