tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424698799758911179.post5082382206568097517..comments2015-02-04T06:39:50.776-08:00Comments on LEFT HOOK! THE BLOG: The Filibuster Revisited, part 1classicliberal2http://www.blogger.com/profile/04943197092480960084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424698799758911179.post-16302947823946530142011-12-17T23:46:29.788-08:002011-12-17T23:46:29.788-08:00It isn't a mere "threat to the proper fun...It isn't a mere "threat to the proper functioning of democracy"--it has, in fact, entirely prevented the proper functioning of the democratic process.classicliberal2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17960371221876522276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424698799758911179.post-68056939397462737792011-12-15T05:56:41.226-08:002011-12-15T05:56:41.226-08:00One alternative would go back to the old filibuste...One alternative would go back to the old filibuster rules, where you actually made people stand there and keep speaking day and night. As it is now the filibuster has become so abused that it is a threat to the proper functioning of democracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com