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In reply to the discussion: The real reason Democrats won't try to change the filibuster rules [View all]onenote
(42,700 posts)27. Can the Senate pass whatever legislation it wants even though the House is controlled by repubs?
Don't get me wrong, I want to see filibuster reform. But the idea that Reid is preventing in order to prevent progressive legislation from becoming law is kinda silly unless you think Harry Reid has some magic way of getting progressive legislation through the House.
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The real reason Democrats won't try to change the filibuster rules [View all]
UnrepentantLiberal
Jan 2013
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why not eliminate it? If the purpose is to protect minority, that's role of the Supreme Court
yurbud
Jan 2013
#40
Atman is 100% correct. It still allows the minority to filibuster, but they'll need to explain
xxxsdesdexxx
Jan 2013
#36
You're not familiar with all the progressive legislation coming out of the GOP house
alcibiades_mystery
Jan 2013
#30
Can the Senate pass whatever legislation it wants even though the House is controlled by repubs?
onenote
Jan 2013
#27