tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1379963987268246436..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: For Republicans, Hastert Violation Beats Discharge PetitionJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-29120824147020437932013-06-28T15:40:24.972-05:002013-06-28T15:40:24.972-05:00The more I think about House and Senate procedure,...The more I think about House and Senate procedure, I start to care less and less about the filibuster and more about the inability to bring bills to the floor, holds, and so on.<br /><br />Proposal: Slash the non-voting delaying tactics, majority-party near-total control over what bills even get votes, and so forth. Maybe meanwhile adjust the vote totals so that things aren't 50% for regular, 60% filibuster, but maybe 5/9ths for everything. That'd be 56/100 Senators, 242/435 Congresswomen to pass something. Respectively, 45 or 194 would be required to block.<br /><br />No idea if it'd really work, and I'm not wedded to it, but it seems like it'd be an interesting thought experiment.theBitterFignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-36204250554880705232013-06-28T15:00:46.230-05:002013-06-28T15:00:46.230-05:00Just goes to show....GOP "leadership" is...Just goes to show....GOP "leadership" is a mythNo1ofNotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117396315929817886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-3139759961151120902013-06-28T15:00:10.492-05:002013-06-28T15:00:10.492-05:00Just goes to show....GOP "leadership" is...Just goes to show....GOP "leadership" is a mythNo1ofNotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117396315929817886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-73354584398457935612013-06-28T13:13:41.439-05:002013-06-28T13:13:41.439-05:00Does this analysis comport with how things worked ...Does this analysis comport with how things worked out with McCain-Feingold?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com