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National Right to Work lady just called about fillibuster reform. (Original Post) IADEMO2004 Jan 2013 OP
And are you FOR National "Right to Work"? hlthe2b Jan 2013 #1
Oh HELLLLL NO!! IADEMO2004 Jan 2013 #2
Yeah, 'majority rule' is dangerous ... earthside Jan 2013 #3
im worried about NOT reforming the filibuster cause it may one day bites us in the ass leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #4
It didn't bite us in the ass for the first 200 years of the Senate. denverbill Jan 2013 #5

earthside

(6,960 posts)
3. Yeah, 'majority rule' is dangerous ...
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 01:03 PM
Jan 2013

... much better to operate under a 'tyranny of the minority'.

Come on.

Democracy isn't about getting only the outcomes you (I mean that collectively) want.

If the Repuglicans win a majority sometime in the far distant future, then, yes, they should be able to pass what they want in the Senate, too.

 

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)
4. im worried about NOT reforming the filibuster cause it may one day bites us in the ass
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 01:05 PM
Jan 2013

cause i dont think the repubs will have any problem getting rid of it

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