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Why is a non-talking filibuster allowed to happen?
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:14 am
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:14 am
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If tweet fails to load, click here. The filibuster has become a bureaucratic shield for the status quo, enabling career politicians to dodge accountability while taxpayer dollars vanish into legislative gridlock. The SAVE Act (H.R. 22) proves real reform is possible—mandating proof of citizenship for voter registration with strict documentation requirements—but swamp mechanics keep such bills trapped in procedural purgatory.
A "zombie filibuster" requiring 60 votes for basic governance isn't constitutional design; it's a loophole exploited by lobbyists and agencies to avoid scrutiny. When 53 senators can't pass a budget without 7 opposition votes, the system isn't "deliberative"—it's rigged to protect bureaucratic fiefdoms.
Drain the procedural swamp: enforce floor debates for actual filibusters, sunset the 60-vote cloture rule, and pass the Shutdown Fairness Act to stop holding budgets hostage. The 2025 mandate demands efficiency, not performative obstruction.
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The non-talking filibuster and the blue slip tradition are both un-Constitutional, at least in their present forms. They have festered for way too long, and have become cancerous. Both essentially give 1% of the Senate, one single person, the ability to veto the President and his agenda, which violates our Constitutional construct. This is a million miles away from the intent of the Founding Fathers.
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