Several House Republicans have seen enough of Democratic filibusters in the Senate, and have introduced a resolution calling on Senate Republicans to do away with it so the chamber can take up legislation supported by the majority.
Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., and seven other House members say the GOP needs to "abandon the modern filibuster rule and return to the historical filibuster rule."
That call came just hours after the Senate tried and failed for the third time to advance a resolution disapproving of the Iran nuclear agreement. Sixty votes were needed to move the resolution to a final vote, but 42 Democrats voted against it and blocked it.
"[T]he Founding Fathers never intended for a significant portion of the Senate's business to be able to be blocked by a minority," the resolution reads.
It added that the 60 votes needed to advance a bill used to be used to stop debate if a senator was actually standing in the chamber and debating. But now, under a rule change in the 1970s, senators can place holds on legislation if they "simply announce their intention to filibuster."
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3 comments:
Well, that could come back to bite them in the behind.
Too funny. No one remembers just a couple of years ago when Democrats controlled the senate? Republicans were filibustering all the time.
These obstructive democrats are such whinny little turds, just like 557. Gotta pass this one to see whats in it? Not falling for that again. I hope. Canada just dropped em. Iran is behind this exodus of soliders of islam disguised as refergees flooding the world with their devil religion
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