For once, the U.S. Senate had a good day.
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Three Things You’ve Got Wrong about the Filibuster
As the Senate continues battling about executive-branch nominations and nuclear options, here are a few filibuster myths that need deflating.
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Ending Minority Rule
What the Democrats’ mini-war on the filibuster is really about.Â
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Reid, McConnell Attempt to Rebrand Filibuster Rules
Republicans’ filibustering of dozens of Obama appointees “has turned advise and consent into deny and obstruct,” said the majority leader. “When the founders wrote advise and consent, I don’t think they meant sit down and shut up!” the minority leader exclaimed.
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If Republicans Want to Govern, They Should Try Winning Elections
Nullification through obstruction isn’t an alternative.
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Making Laws No Longer Part of Lawmaking Process
Legislating has become a kind of ideological performance art having little or nothing to do with law.
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Guns and Gut Feelings
Obama’s good intentions post-Newtown haven’t been enough to fix our gun problem. So what’s next for gun-control legislation?
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What Happened to the Obama Scandals?
 It turns out that you can’t make a real scandal out of nothing but baseless speculation and dark insinuation!
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Congress Is Squandering the Opportunity of a Lifetime
How we could rebuild our country for cheap, if we—and Republicans in particular—wanted to.
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The Part-Timer Problem
Delaying the employer mandate may mean fewer firms will cut workers’ hours—but the rise of part-time work will continue nonetheless.
