Getting Rid Of The Coming Congressional Gridlock May Best Be Accomplished By Getting Rid Of The Filibuster - Change We Can Believe In

(The American Prospect) Tim Fernholz writes ~ January Would Be a Great Time for Democrats to Eliminate the Filibuster

Joe Biden looks like Sam the Eagle.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has a new poll showing that 64 percent of voters oppose the filibuster. While it strikes me as one of those polls that miraculously finds what the client wants it to find, it does seem clear that the beginning of the 112th Congress in January would be a great time for Vice President Joe Biden to head down to the Capitol for the inaugural session and rule filibusters unconstitutional, with the Democratic caucus voting to uphold the ruling. You can imagine the statement from the White House:

With the midterm elections registering Americans' disappointment with the government and Washington's business-as-usual, the Obama administration asked senators from both parties today to support Vice President Biden, in his role as president of the Senate, in removing archaic congressional rules that promote corruption and obstruction. The administration supports the elimination of these out-dated rules to better work with our Republican colleagues in responding to the message of this election: Tired Washington politics is no substitute for action on the pressing issues facing our great nation.

Also see: (FDL) David Dayen ~ Public Strongly Supports Filibuster Reform

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