dtotire
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Fri Feb-12-10 03:10 PM
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I believe the filibuster rule should be modified for most legislation. However, for judicial appointments a cloture rule should be retained. These are lifetime appointments, and if an right-wing ideologue is appointed, there will be no way to get rid of him. These appointments should be by consensus. There should be a 2/3 majority for judicial appointments. I wouldn't want a far left-wing ideologue on the bench either.
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booley
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Fri Feb-12-10 03:15 PM
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Require that when one side filibusters, they are required to actually talk.
Right now it seems the GOP just says it will filibuster w/o actually doing so.
MAke them stand there and talk and explain on CSPN for hours and hours why taxpayers don't deserve health care or jobs.
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damntexdem
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Fri Feb-12-10 03:38 PM
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2. The fillibuster should be 'fixed' in the same sense as a dog or cat. |
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It should be fixed so that it will no longer reproduce itself.
Bad idea to retain it for judicial picks: a MODERATE appointee would face a GOP filibuster nowadays -- as Sotomayor nearly did.
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