07-12-2013, 07:06 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
I think getting 'rid' of the filibuster is a bad idea. Changing the rules so that a filibuster has to be an ACTUAL filibuster.. standing in place, no bathroom breaks, pink tennis shoes acceptable.... That would be OK by me. We need a bit more physical theater in our politics, stuff that takes place right in front of the voters rather in the back rooms.
I don't understand why a single person who decides to hold their urine for an absurd period while rambling endlessly should be granted the ability to thwart the majority. How is this reasonable? Perhaps it made sense to me when I watched Mr. Smith Goes to Washington years ago (and LOVED it), but I've since forgotten.