The nonprofit advocacy group Common Cause is suing the Senate in hopes of having the rules governing the filibuster declared unconstitutional. From Bob Edgar at Common Cause: Here’s how the obstructionists work. To begin debate on a bill, senators must first adopt a “motion to proceed.” But debate on that motion, as on most everything [...]
Common Cause Sues to Have Filibuster Declared Unconstitutional |
| By: Jon Walker Tuesday May 15, 2012 8:49 am |



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