Changing The Filibuster^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Rules of the Senate or, You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up

[jpmassar]

Q. What's this about reforming the filibuster?

A. There's no such thing as a filibuster.

Q. Whoa! Then why are they talking about reforming it?

A. Because they've all seen Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and want to believe in fairy tales.

Q. So there's no filibuster?

A. Nope.

Q. And no Santa Claus?

A. Is your name Virginia?

Comments

[adbjupe]

You lost me at Virginia

[jpmassar]

Did you follow the link?

The phrase "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" entered the culture a long time ago.

[adbjupe]

Yep, I read it after I got lost on the 60 votes, and then again with 67.

[adbploink]

I knew about the rules but many people don't. Like the Q&A though, very amusing.

[tom_bayes]

How many votes to abolish the Senate altogether :)?

[jpmassar]

2/3rds of the House and Senate, and 3/4ths of the States, although you might have to do it in two steps, first modifying Article V:

and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.