Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while we can!

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(11-12-2016, 03:21 AM)Galen Wrote:

(11-11-2016, 07:24 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: What can the Democrats do?

https://newrepublic.com/article/138646/c...nald-trump

I bet you wish the cloture rules hadn't been loosened up by the Democrats?  I am pretty sure I mentioned that you would regret that later.  Congratulations, it is later.

I seem to recall at some point on the old forum pointing out that the filibuster is a feature of the rules of the Senate and only exists because of those rules. As such a new Congress can through the Rules Committee of the Senate dispose of the filibuster and cloture at any time.

I also seem to recall saying that a majority that disposes of the the filibuster or loosens cloture requirements would eventually become the minority.

Personally I've favored scrapping the filibuster and cloture rules for some time. The Senate was intended to cool the coffee coming out of the House, not make a granita with it.