Dems Vow To Push Filibuster Reform

Ryan Grim, your error was in making this article a tribute to Harry Reid.  Like he's some sort of 'profile in courage', when, in fact, Reid could have done so much to since that day in December, 2009, to advance Democratic legislation  -- Everything from forcing Republicans to actually filibuster instead of merely threatening, to ending it outright, not waiting until the start of the next Congress.  Senate rule 22 gives the Senator Majority Leader the discretion to force Republicans to have to filibuster, to stand at the podium on the floor of the Senate and speak continuously hour after hour, or merely just say that they're prepared to if Reid brings a bill to the floor for a vote.  Harry Reid has been taking Mitch McConnell's word for it.  

Harry Reid has had no problem forcing the GOP to actually filibuster when it's something that the DLC wants & perceives it needs. For example, when Democrats needed unemployment benefits to continue because the masses were becoming 'critical', Reid had no problem calling Republican Jim Bunning's bluff to filibuster. Reid said, "Bring in the cots, do it" and Bunning and the GOP caved. Benefits for unemployed workers continued.

Senate rules can be changed at any time, and not just at the start of a new Congress - It can be done at any time (see page 6 - http://fpc­.state.gov­/documents­/organizat­ion/45448.­pdf ).

Nor is there just one way (or even two) for Democrats to get bills passed without Republican votes.

http://www­.huffingto­npost.com/­2010/07/27­/ezra-klei­n-how-to-e­nd-the_n_6­61234.html

http://www­.senate.go­v/CRSRepor­ts/crs-pub­lish.cfm?p­id='0E%2C*P%2­C%3B%3F%22­%20%20%20%­0A

http://ygl­esias.thin­kprogress.­org/2009/0­8/hertzber­g-on-the-c­onstitutio­nality-of-­the-filibu­ster/

Democrats have had everyone they need to do the job they were put into power to do for the American people. They don't want to do it.

Here's a test for you, Ryan Grim: Who are the 3 Republican senators who didn't want to be the 60th?

That should show you where Reid's loyalty lies.  Reid protects them, keeps the truth of their hypocrisy from the public at large and from their constituents in particular.  The status quo serves Reid.
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