Time for Harry Reid to create a filibuster plan

[Nancy Waterman]

He needs to be very clear on how to greatly limit use of the filibuster and the independent hold so they are not abused.
Under NO circumstances should he trust the GOP and any bogus promises they make.

And we need to start pressing him on this now.

[denverbill]

1. The filibuster needs to be returned to what is was when it was originally created.

It's not a veto. It's a delaying tactic. That's it. You can delay a vote as long as you can hold the floor. But you have to hold the floor.

[FarPoint]

2. Bring back the marathon dance.

The all nighter...dance til ya drop.....

[Riverman]

3. Congrats to Harry Reid for holding the Senate and giving Nevada to President Obama, Now He

Must go back to the 50+1 vote, put pressure on McConnel who is now weakended and must run in 2014 with threats on all sides - feel so sorry for Mitch - NOT. No more wimpy democrats. Won the election, now MUST win big on the policy issues.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

5. +1 nt

[Liberal Veteran]

4. I'm still going with my "Dangle the filibusterer over a pit of rabid honey badgers"

And lower them by one foot for each vote greater than 50 for cloture.

[babylonsister]

6. Harry Reid promises filibuster reform if Dems win the election

Harry Reid promises filibuster reform if Dems win the election

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/07/17/harry-reid-promises-filibuster-reform-if-dems-win-the-election/

[Blue Idaho]

9. We need to hold Harry's feet to the fire...

We must have reform to stop republican gridlock.

Elections have consequences my friend...

[leveymg]

7. KNR

[Silent3]

8. I would limit the number of concurrent filibusters

Say no more than 5 or 10 filibusters at a time. Hit the limit? You've got to pick your priorities, let one go before you start another.

On top of that, maybe add time limits and/or require increasingly larger votes to sustain a filibuster.

Certainly no filibusters without open, recorded votes for the filibuster and REAL sustained debate. It doesn't have to be bringing cots into the Senate chambers, but what we've got now is ridiculous, where it appears the mere possibility that the votes are there to sustain a filibuster is practically treated like a filibuster.

[Blue Idaho]

10. Great Idea but I say no more than two. nt.

[ShadowLiberal]

11. Lower the # of votes to beat filibuster & make it harder to filibuster

Lower it to say 55 votes to beat a filibuster. And require more then 1 person to filibuster, require say at least 10, maybe more like 25.

Right now it just takes 1 person to anonymously filibuster to get the 60 vote requirement.

[and-justice-for-all]

12. Someone should start a petition for that now.

[Marsala]

13. End the filibuster completely and dare the Republicans to run on reinstating it n/t