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2016 Postmortem

sofa king

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12. Thank you!

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)

Wed May 16, 2012, 08:08 AM

May 2012

Ending a filibuster is a procedural vote, and the Senate may determine its own procedure.

Or for those of you who like weird metaphors, the filibuster and its rules are an entirely enclosed ant-farm buried inside of a giant ant-hill. The larger ant-hill (the Constitutional question) has no effect on the ant-farm inside (the filibuster).

Because the Constitution is an ant-farmer, or something.

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Is the filibuster unconstitutional? [View all] LiberalFighter May 2012 OP

Pfft! Constitution, Article I, Section 5, Paragraph 2: struggle4progress May 2012 #1

I agree, that seems pretty clear. Phfft! longship May 2012 #2

That point is addressed in the article ... earthside May 2012 #3

In US v Ballin, the question was whether "the act of May 9, 1890, legally passed," struggle4progress May 2012 #4

Certainly those rules could not themselves violate the Constitution treestar May 2012 #5

The High Court will be exceedingly reluctant to intervene in the question struggle4progress May 2012 #7

Thank you! sofa king May 2012 #12

I don't want an academic discussion;I want a discussion about Harry Reid musiclawyer May 2012 #6

Though there be a first day of the House biennially, as the House struggle4progress May 2012 #8

K & R !!! WillyT May 2012 #9

Listen if the gop wins the elections this fall... hrmjustin May 2012 #10

Which explains the general acceptance of doing away with the filibuster ... Cosmocat May 2012 #11