Why not shut the fucker down and see what happens? From The Awl, a little nugget that first made the rounds last week:
Don’t say the Republicans aren’t doing anything; they’re on pace to surpass a historic benchmark! “The frequency of filibusters — plus threats to use them — are measured by the number of times the upper chamber votes on cloture. Such votes test the majority’s ability to hold together 60 members to break a filibuster. Last year, the first of the 111th Congress, there were a record 112 cloture votes. In the first two months of 2010, the number already exceeds 40. That means, with 10 months left to run in the 111th Congress, Republicans have turned to the filibuster or threatened its use at a pace that will more than triple the old record.”
Why not just let the Republicans actually filibuster? Given that the main (perennial) criticism of Congress is that they “don’t get enough done” doesn’t it stand to reason that people aren’t going to be thrilled about an electoral minority stopping legislation entirely?
Never read it.
Then why’d you write a fucking book about it, you self-involved, un-nuanced prick?
[via the Financial Times]