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Do you believe in the filibuster

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May 16, 2012 3:03:40 AM

Do you think we should abolish the filibuster altogether?

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May 16, 2012 1:31:11 PM

No. It helps to slow down what could be dangerous legislations and gives "the people" time to learn and converse with their representives in Congress.

It can be ended in the Senate by a cloture vote of 3/5s. There are already rules in the House to limit debate, which I do not agree with.

The federal government is designed to move very slow. This is by design and very much on purpose. Anything that slows their role is fine with me.
May 16, 2012 2:00:48 PM

Push it through, push it through. blah.

Keep it. It is put there by design. Our government was designed to be very slow as OMG states. Yet, the last few years it seems like they're trying to push things through as fast as possible without getting a true debate about the legislation out there.
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May 16, 2012 2:14:23 PM

riser said:
Push it through, push it through. blah.

Keep it. It is put there by design. Our government was designed to be very slow as OMG states. Yet, the last few years it seems like they're trying to push things through as fast as possible without getting a true debate about the legislation out there.


Kind of like when Nancy Pelosi said about Obamacare "we have to pass it before you can find out what's in it." ??
May 16, 2012 2:28:05 PM

Precisely. That was the one that came to mind as well when I was writing that.
May 17, 2012 3:10:58 AM

riser said:
Push it through, push it through. blah.

Keep it. It is put there by design. Our government was designed to be very slow as OMG states. Yet, the last few years it seems like they're trying to push things through as fast as possible without getting a true debate about the legislation out there.
We should take our time and think things out carefully before we push anything through you state which makes sense completely.Obama sometimes is to fast with his decisions in my opinion.
May 17, 2012 12:14:23 PM

musical marv said:
We should take our time and think things out carefully before we push anything through you state which makes sense completely.Obama sometimes is to fast with his decisions in my opinion.


Agreed. Anytime someone can come to a conclusion as quickl as he does leads me to believe someone else is leading the charge. Any president should be slow to act and weigh any decision with great care before acting.

While many people fault Bush for Afghanistan/Iraq wars, I don't think people realize how long he weighed those decisions and that it was put before Congress to approve. It tooks many months for that. Whereas with Obama, he's been quick with many decisions and has, in my opinion, forced many of his personal beliefs/decisions onto the people without fair consideration.
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