Eugene David<br>...The One-Minute Pundit

Posted 10:35 AM by Gene

In admiring one of our old posts we came upon a link to DR. WIRETAP -- remember his wiretap? -- and he has no shortage of brilliant ideas despite his treachery:

Rep. McDermott Introduces Resolution Urging Senate to Amend Filibuster Rules
January 19, 2010

25 Members sign on as original co-sponsors to resolution that asks Senate to stop filibuster from preventing votes
WASHINGTON, DC— Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) today introduced legislation that urges the Senate to amend its rules to ensure that use of the filibuster doesn’t prevent the Senate from voting on legislation or amendments. Rep. McDermott argued that the filibuster gives each individual Senator power far beyond what the framers of the Constitution intended. The resolution has already garnered 25 original co-sponsors and complements legislation that Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) has indicated he will soon introduce.

“The framers of our Constitution thought that the filibuster was such a critical part of our democracy that the word appears in the Constitution exactly zero times,” Rep. McDermott said. “The filibuster has created minority rule. It wasn’t the intent of the framers to give any one person or the minority party the power to bring the legislative process to a halt, which is exactly what the filibuster does. The filibuster gives each Senator the power to silence the will of the majority that voters have chosen through the electoral process.” [SIC!!!!!]

Why do I think Tom Harkin has some practice in avoiding the bathroom?