By now, everyone in America has heard of the January 8th shooting of Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords as well as nineteen others in Tucson, Arizona....
Forcing senators to become Mr. Smiths in order to filibuster carries little harm, and may indeed be beneficial for the nation; however, disrespecting the sanctity of minority rights in the Senate is utterly unacceptable. The United States Senate must defend the 60-vote cloture threshold, for lowering this margin to 51 votes would give undue power to a simple majority. As Winston Churchill cautioned so many years ago, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. To our Senate: do not allow the upcoming filibuster reform to serve as a classic embodiment of this warning for generations to come. To Democrats and Republicans alike: reject Professor Zelizer's overly majoritarian call to arms. For the sake of the nation, in the name of tradition, today's filibuster as an institution must continue to endure.
After a Long Career, Dodd Says "Goodbye"
Senator Dodd (D), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and longest serving Senator in Connecticut’s history, left...
A recent article in Publisher’s Weekly controversially announced that a new version of the Mark Twain’s classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will censor the...
