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American Government Lecture Eight (view source)
Revision as of 03:01, November 12, 2012
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Democrats have 55-45 majority in the new Senate, which is enough to pass bills but not enough to end filibusters. After the election, Democrats are planning to change the cloture requirement from 60 to 50 votes, so that Republicans would be unable to block votes. Republicans oppose this change, and say that Senate rules require a 2/3rds vote to approve such a claim.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us--senate-filibuster-fight-20121111,0,4662240.story</ref>
Democrats have 55-45 majority in the new Senate, which is enough to pass bills but not enough to end filibusters. After the election, Democrats are planning to change the cloture requirement from 60 to 50 votes, so that Republicans would be unable to block votes. Republicans oppose this change, and say that Senate rules require a 2/3rds vote to approve such a claim.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us--senate-filibuster-fight-20121111,0,4662240.story</ref>
Defenders of the filibuster rule in the Senate point out that it has worked well for a long time, and it is important for a group of senators to be able to block legislation even if a majority want to pass it. After all, more bad laws are passed than good ones, so anything that enables slowing down or blocking legislation may be good for the Nation. The filibuster can also be used to block the confirmation of controversial judges to the federal courts.
== What is next for the political parties? ==
== What is next for the political parties? ==