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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNational Right to Work lady just called about fillibuster reform.
Wants me to call my Senators and ask them to stop Sen. Harry Reid. I'm for reform but afraid it could one day bite us in the ass.
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National Right to Work lady just called about fillibuster reform. (Original Post)
IADEMO2004
Jan 2013
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im worried about NOT reforming the filibuster cause it may one day bites us in the ass
leftyohiolib
Jan 2013
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hlthe2b
(102,391 posts)1. And are you FOR National "Right to Work"?
Speaking of things that will "bite you in the ass...."
IADEMO2004
(5,563 posts)2. Oh HELLLLL NO!!
earthside
(6,960 posts)3. Yeah, 'majority rule' is dangerous ...
... 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
cause i dont think the repubs will have any problem getting rid of it
denverbill
(11,489 posts)5. It didn't bite us in the ass for the first 200 years of the Senate.
Why should it start biting now?