Christopher Hayes at the Nation weighs in on the filibuster:
The filibuster has become a cancer growing inside the world’s greatest deliberative body. What was once a rarely invoked procedural mechanism has metastasized and turned into a de facto supermajority requirement for any legislation. In the 103rd Congress (1993-94) there were forty-six votes on “cloture,” the motion to override a filibuster and allow something to be considered on the floor. In the last Congress, the 110th, the first one in which Republicans were in the minority, there were a record 112.
And if you’re feeling particularly ambitious, check out this previous Nation article and perhaps sign our petition to cloture the filibuster forever.
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