- "For six years, Democrats in the Senate have chafed at an unprecedented abuse of the filibuster by Republicans...But now that they finally have an opportunity to end much of this delay and abuse, Democrats are instead considering only a few half-measures." [NY Times Editorial] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/opinion/a-chance-for-the-senate-to-fix-the-filibuster.html?_r=2& 4 comments politics
- "When the Senate returns on Tuesday, it will still technically be in the first legislative day of the session, which means only a simple majority is necessary to change the rules for the rest of the session." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/opinion/a-chance-for-the-senate-to-fix-the-filibuster.html?hp&_r=0 143 comments politics
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