Is the Senate Filibuster a 'Jim Crow Relic'?
The filibuster is not inherently a tool of oppression simply because segregationist politicians in the 1950s and '60s found it useful.
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Why Democrats Should Stop Worrying and Learn To Love the Filibuster
Progressives are promising to get rid of this long-standing check on the power of raw majorities in the Senate just when it would help them the most.
Is the Senate Filibuster a 'Jim Crow Relic' That Should Be Abolished in the Name of Democracy?
Politicians' opinions about the maneuver depend on which party is in power.
Democrats Can Blame Themselves if Trump Wins His War on the Filibuster
For partisans of limited government, this would be terrible news.
Rand Paul Vows Filibuster of Debt Limit Bill
Senator holds back his desire to use profanity in describing the super-spendy bill.
New York Times Endorses Rand Paul's "Takedown of the Patriot Act"
Another sign of the end times or a renewal of constitutional governance?
Nobody Wins When You Go Nuclear on Filibusters
Serious political movements shouldn't try to knock down all the barriers to power whenever they temporarily enjoy it.
Democracy and the Filibuster
Next thing you know we could be deciding all sorts of things by majority vote.
Obama, Reid Both Used to Oppose Filibuster Changes
Until it kept them from getting what they wanted
Grassley: GOP Will Expand Filibuster Rules When in Power
Changes today do not include Supreme Court nominations
Are Heroic Talkathons a Viable Strategy for Winning Higher Political Office?
Wendy Davis' Gubernatorial Run in Texas is an early test
Rand Paul Questions Whether Filibuster Could Stop ObamaCare Funding
Sen. Ted Cruz says he will try
Harry Reid Set to Move on "Nuclear Option" for Filibuster Today
Trying to end filibuster for executive branch nominees
Harry Reid's "Nuclear Option"
He wants to override the filibuster, and that's a dangerous move.
Obama DC Circuit Court Nominees Could Prompt Filibuster
Planning to nominate three judges for The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit