[lbo-talk] How to make the Senate a majority rule institution in one day

c b cb31450 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 24 07:04:22 PST 2010


Which is what filibusters have always been. The Senate started under the standard Robert's Rules, where majority vote cuts off debate. They made a rule change -- and forgot the clause about ending the debate, completely intentionally.

Michael

^^^^ CB: Michael , I appreciate your teaching on filibuster history. One small point. Wasn't Robert's rules from the end of the 1800's ?



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