Comments on: Governmenty stuff. http://viscariello.com/vdv/2010/02/28/governmenty-stuff/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:46:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vincent Viscariello http://viscariello.com/vdv/2010/02/28/governmenty-stuff/#comment-716 Vincent Viscariello Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:42:56 +0000 http://viscariello.com/vdv/?p=384#comment-716 I think you meant 3/5 majority, unless my reading skills and/or knowledge of government have failed me, but either way, it takes a simple majority to change the rules, according to (A) the Constitution and (B) the Supreme Court. Politics might dictate otherwise, but it only takes a majority with guts--or even a Vice-President with the guts to overrule the parliamentarian, which is the VP's prerogative as President of the Senate--to change the rules--even Rule 22. I think you meant 3/5 majority, unless my reading skills and/or knowledge of government have failed me, but either way, it takes a simple majority to change the rules, according to (A) the Constitution and (B) the Supreme Court. Politics might dictate otherwise, but it only takes a majority with guts–or even a Vice-President with the guts to overrule the parliamentarian, which is the VP’s prerogative as President of the Senate–to change the rules–even Rule 22.

]]> By: Doctor Hmnahmna http://viscariello.com/vdv/2010/02/28/governmenty-stuff/#comment-715 Doctor Hmnahmna Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:10:59 +0000 http://viscariello.com/vdv/?p=384#comment-715 Current Senate rules require a 3/4 majority to break a filibuster on changing the rules. Good luck with that one. http://rules.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=RuleXXII Current Senate rules require a 3/4 majority to break a filibuster on changing the rules. Good luck with that one.

http://rules.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=RuleXXII

]]> By: Blonde http://viscariello.com/vdv/2010/02/28/governmenty-stuff/#comment-712 Blonde Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:09:59 +0000 http://viscariello.com/vdv/?p=384#comment-712 Ironically enough due to my alias, I was speaking of the reconciliation. Ironically enough due to my alias,

I was speaking of the reconciliation.

]]> By: Blonde http://viscariello.com/vdv/2010/02/28/governmenty-stuff/#comment-711 Blonde Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:05:25 +0000 http://viscariello.com/vdv/?p=384#comment-711 On many conservative news sources I feel like I've heard a hundred repetitive complaints about the filibuster and it's possible "unethical" and "unconstitutional" use by the democrats. Interestingly enough, historically 16 of the 22 times it has been utilized it was the republicans who did so. I hate politics. On many conservative news sources I feel like I’ve heard a hundred repetitive complaints about the filibuster and it’s possible “unethical” and “unconstitutional” use by the democrats. Interestingly enough, historically 16 of the 22 times it has been utilized it was the republicans who did so. I hate politics.

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