This link has been bookmarked by 15 people . It was first bookmarked on 08 Feb 2010, by Robert Proctor.
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17 Feb 10
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Instead of fraying under the strain of imperial overstretch, we’re paralyzed by procedure.
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individual senators should feel free to take the nation hostage until they get their pet projects funded.
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The truth is that given the state of American politics, the way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government.
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including eliminating or at least limiting the filibuster
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a vote for a Republican, no matter what you think of him as a person, is a vote for paralysis
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11 Feb 10
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A brief history lesson: In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Polish legislature, the Sejm, operated on the unanimity principle: any member could nullify legislation by shouting “I do not allow!” This made the nation largely ungovernable, and neighboring regimes began hacking off pieces of its territory. By 1795 Poland had disappeared, not to re-emerge for more than a century.
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10 Feb 10
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09 Feb 10
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Kathleen ShawThe way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government, and senators should change the rules to end obstructionism.
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08 Feb 10
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