Filibuster

    Slowing Down Congress

    By: hogan (Diary)  |  January 4th at 10:10 AM  | 

    How can it possibly be bad to have mechanisms in place that slow down Congress? In the 111th Congress, there were 4059 bills introduced in the Senate, and 6561 bills introduced in the House – resulting in 342 laws enacted. In the 110th Congress, there were 3741 bills introduced in the Senate, and 7336 bills introduced in the House – resulting in 460 laws enacted. | Read More »

    Sen. Coats Starts with a Bang – Wants to “Reform” the Filibuster

    By: hogan (Diary)  |  November 8th at 12:00 PM  | 

    Less than a week after being sent back to the Senate after a 10-year absence, 67 year-old former Senator / DC lobbyist / Senator-elect Dan Coats apparently feels that it is critical to launch his new tenure with an assault on the filibuster. Hmmm… Way to signal to the world that the establishment got it right in convincing you to run, and that you are | Read More »

    It’s Not a Filibuster You Freaking Idiots

    By: hogan (Diary)  |  March 2nd at 09:24 AM  | 

    Dennis Miller once joked about those who would mispronounce certain words on the Senate floor, “now color me reactionary, but I don’t think you should vote on this sh*t unless you know how to pronounce it.” Well, I think we should amend it to say that you shouldn’t report, comment or vote on anything you aren’t smart enough to understand. As I noted in a | Read More »