http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/12/29/the-senate-talks-filibuster-reform Comments On: The Senate talks filibuster reform by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:45:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Verla Sweere]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:18:20 -0600 Arkansas Times
Look at the liquor laws in all 50 states. It's a total mishmash of senseless rules that make a few at the top super wealthy. Look at the voting laws in all 50 states, it's crazy and it causes untold trouble every time it's time to vote.

We were plunged into hell the day 51% didn't win the day. Yeah maybe the 51% allowed slavery to live decades past its time, but with the exception of wage slavery, slavery is over.

Since Americans are made up of 2 different sets of brain wiring just about evenly divided 50-50, tons of progressive legislation that would have made our lives easier has been lost for the lack of the 60th vote. We can stay in the hell and ride the dying horse down or we can abolish the filibuster and come into the 21st century.

Yes, it's a dangerous move because someday American voters will be stupid enough to hand the reins over to the GOP again. But by doing nothing out of fear of that happening, America will not move forward and I want no part of imitating the Gerrymandering Republicans who delight in stacking all things in their favor no matter how unfair or who it hurts.

Maybe a 51% Senate could bring back Glass-Steagall, the best of all banking reform acts that protected us all those years between 1932 and 1999 when our own Bill Clinton pushed it over the cliff. Maybe a 51% Senate could bring back the Fairness Doctrine that would rid the world of Fox News & Rush and would help Arkansas voters to not be fooled into backing the bad guys in each election. Might even drop the Bushmaster sales a few notches.

One thing for sure, we can't go on the way we've gone the last 20 or so years. My god what a terrible place America has become. Even the damn Amish are fighting each other! We need monstrously big changes in Obama's 2nd term or we're going to suck suck suck for the rest of our lives and leave a special hell for our children to navigate when we're gone.
Posted by DeathbyInches]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:57:35 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Cato]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:44:42 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:09:35 -0600 Arkansas Times
Along with establishing public multi-party, campaign finance only we should abolish the United States Senate. Triple (or much more) the numbers of US House seats in order to increase actual representation.
Posted by Eureka Springs]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 09:18:36 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by around awhile]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:49:15 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by radical centrist]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:52:18 -0600 Arkansas Times