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Comments on MetaFilter post WTF, Senate?Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:20:32 -0800Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:20:32 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60WTF, Senate?
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<a href="http://filibustery.com/">Filibustery</a>, making the filibuster — and the proposals in the U.S. Senate to reform it — more understandable. <br /><br />Note <a href="http://filibustery.com/lab/">The Lab</a>, where subsequent episodes will be previewed and viewer feedback sought.post:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.100090Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:00:45 -0800carsonbfilibusterUnitedStatesSenategovernmentUSAmericaAmericanpoliticsBy: The 10th Regiment of Foot
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blount">Filibustery</a> - and the <a href="http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/To_Arrest_An_Impeached_Senator.htm">proposals</a> in the U.S. Senate to reform itcomment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.100090-3492880Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:20:32 -0800The 10th Regiment of FootBy: GuyZero
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I am surprised that I cannot find a single filibuster-pun-titled pornographic video.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.100090-3492939Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:49:46 -0800GuyZeroBy: gurple
http://www.metafilter.com/100090/WTF-Senate#3492942
<em>I am surprised that I cannot find a single filibuster-pun-titled pornographic video.</em>
Google tells me that The Filly Buster is a Washington, D.C., area strip club in the TV show American Dad.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.100090-3492942Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:54:23 -0800gurpleBy: Dr. Eigenvariable
http://www.metafilter.com/100090/WTF-Senate#3494098
Thanks for this; I'd always wondered why it's so rare for the majority to force "live" read-from-the-phonebook-all-night filibusters when "stealth" filibusters are so common. <a href="http://filibustery.com/episode-1/">Episode 1</a> of this series does an excellent job of explaining things, to the point where it makes me wonder why it took so long for things to get this way. Maybe Episode 2 will help with that as well.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.100090-3494098Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:12:05 -0800Dr. EigenvariableBy: jefeweiss
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As far as reforms go, I like the idea of having cloture require 3/5ths of the Senators present instead of 3/5ths of the total Senators. This allows the minority to continue to filibuster things that they consider important, while making it costly to them to do so.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.100090-3496190Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:24:35 -0800jefeweiss
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