Filibuster Reform is “Unwise”

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  December 1st at 04:30 PM  | 

Retiring Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) gave his farewell speech on the Senate floor yesterday and he reiterated his opposition to filibuster reform.  Dodd, as quoted by The Hill, said yesterday: I can understand the temptation to change the rules that make the Senate so unique — and, simultaneously, so frustrating.  The Senate was designed to be different, not simply for the sake of variety, but because | Read More »

Ezra Klein of the Washington Post Urges Democrat’s Engage in “Power Grab”

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  July 28th at 10:03 AM  | 

Yesterday, in the Washington Post, Ezra Klein argued for Democrat Senators to use their power to abolish the filibuster.  Ironically, Ezra Klein in 2005 argued that the same tactic when used by Republicans was a “power grab” and an abuse of power.  Place Klein’s Washington Post column of 2010 next to the Klein column of 2005 and one might conclude that Klein is a partisan hack.  | Read More »