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Originally Posted by Riot
For who? I've not seen that. The Dems stepped it up (misuing it) under the GOP, but certainly numerically clearly not to this extent, and they still tried to get changes to the Senate rules, and the GOP rebuffed it.
(Current filibuster rules are from 1975, and they are Senate parlimentary rules that can be easily changed).
The answer is to change the rules, and put them into effect in the future, like 2012, or 2014, when nobody knows for sure who will be in power in the Senate. That will be tried within the next year, I predict, and let's see who votes to obstruct that change.
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you've not seen what?
when the one party is in charge, the other screams for bi-partisanship,and uses any tool in their power to continue to have a voice. then, when the other party assumes control, those formerly in charge forget everything they complained about as far as filibusters and the like, and also ask for bi-partisanship. it just makes me laugh to hear the same things being said, but those who didn't complain when dems used the filibuster and cried to be heard now suddenly don't like it. when the majority changes, so will the complainers-but the complains always stay the same.
if filibuster rules didn't need to be changed when democrats were the minority and used it, i don't understand the need to change it now. as for who uses it more, your perception is that the democrats didn't use it as much-that doesn't make it a reality. it doesn't matter really who uses that action more-it can and will be used by both sides.
regarding the fact that democrats control congress and the house, therefore they should rule absolutely (someone mentioned that above), i say hogwash. we have a multi-party system. everyone should have a voice, regardless of who won more seats.