Not exact matches
McConnell has batted down Trump's calls to get rid of the
filibuster and is known as a stickler for
Senate rules.
If the proposal doesn't comply with the
Senate's
rules, an ensuing fight could pit conservatives against moderates and institutionalists — and could edge
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) closer to completely eliminating the legislative
filibuster, a move with far bigger implications than health care policy.
Senate Finance Committee aides said they planned to make adjustments to the legislation because it probably does not comply with the
rules for a special
Senate procedure they hope to use to pass the bill with 50 votes, rather than the 60 votes typically needed to beat a
filibuster.
For one, killing the
rule would actually take quite a bit of work and could face the threat of a Democratic
filibuster in the
Senate.
Instead of changing the debate (the role that originally brought him to prominence), he has been trying to craft legislation that can pass the
Senate while avoiding the
filibuster rule.
to complete the answer to the question, I would add: So, no the
filibuster can not be stopped by silencing the minority unless every member of the minority spoke in a way to violate
Senate Rule XIX
In recent years, the
Senate has operated under a
filibuster rule that 60 votes are needed to end debate and bring an issue to a vote.
Moreover, when the
Senate changed its
filibuster rules in 2013, so that judicial nominees were exempt, the change did not extend to Supreme Court nominees.
I would also like to add to @sabbahillel's answer that when the Democrats last controlled the
Senate, they changed the
Senate rules and eliminated the
filibuster on federal judge appointments to make it easier for the
Senate to approve the appointments of the Obama administration.
How have the
senate rules been changed to allow for a
filibuster without continued debate?
In the U.S.
Senate, the filibuster allows a single senator to effectively block a vote by way of the senate rules that allow for unlimited debate, but now, the senate rules have somehow been modified so that to invoke filibuster you don't even need to actually have «debate» where you do silly things like read names from the telephone book to keep the debate
Senate, the
filibuster allows a single senator to effectively block a vote by way of the
senate rules that allow for unlimited debate, but now, the senate rules have somehow been modified so that to invoke filibuster you don't even need to actually have «debate» where you do silly things like read names from the telephone book to keep the debate
senate rules that allow for unlimited debate, but now, the
senate rules have somehow been modified so that to invoke filibuster you don't even need to actually have «debate» where you do silly things like read names from the telephone book to keep the debate
senate rules have somehow been modified so that to invoke
filibuster you don't even need to actually have «debate» where you do silly things like read names from the telephone book to keep the debate going.
Nevertheless, under current
Senate rules, a
rule change could itself be
filibustered, requiring two - thirds of senators who are present and voting to end debate.
Or has the
Senate changed the
rules without officially changing the written
rules, like they did with judicial
filibusters?
In the U.S.
Senate, the filibuster allows a single senator to effectively block a vote by way of the senate rules that allow for unlimited debate, but now, the senate rules have somehow been modif
Senate, the
filibuster allows a single senator to effectively block a vote by way of the
senate rules that allow for unlimited debate, but now, the senate rules have somehow been modif
senate rules that allow for unlimited debate, but now, the
senate rules have somehow been modif
senate rules have somehow been modified...
Subsequent revisions to House
rules limited
filibuster privileges in that chamber, but the
Senate continues to allow the tactic.
Filibuster and Cloture
Wikipedia says that the
filibuster in the United States
Senate is a
Senate rule that allows a senator to talk as long as he does not give up the floor, unless a special vote is taken to stop debate.
There are numerous examples of the
Senate being able to circumvent the
rule directly that requires 60 votes to end a
filibuster, and the threat to expand the nuclear option to other areas.
U.S.
Senate Republicans deployed the so - called «nuclear option» and changed longstanding
rules to clear the way for the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court, bypassing a precedent - breaking Democratic
filibuster by allowing the nomination to go forward on a simple majority vote.
The
Senate agreed and eliminated this option from their
rules, which now made unbreakable
filibusters possible; they didn't actually happen for a few decades.
There was an order in there titled «To provide for expedited
Senate consideration of certain nominations subject to advice and consent», but this did not appear to be the new
filibuster rule.
Trump was referring to the so - called nuclear option, whereby the
Senate leader would change the chamber's
rules to prevent Democrats from
filibustering the nominee.
Update:
Rules of enragement: the
filibuster and
Senate reform (Grist creates an information center).
The future makeup of the court depends upon imponderables like the outcome of presidential elections and the makeup of the
Senate (and its
filibuster rules, as we saw last week).
In closing, Stewart said he believes Gillibrand will be able to persuade the
Senate to change its
rules to abolish the
filibuster.
Gillibrand also reiterated Schumer's warning against using the so - called «nuclear option» to ram Gorsuch's confirmation through — that is, changing
Senate rules to block use of the
filibuster.
She anticipated that the GOP will utilize the so - called «nuclear option» — changing
Senate rules to eliminate the
filibuster — to install him on the bench.
Wikipedia says that the
filibuster in the United States
Senate is a
Senate rule that allows a senator to talk as long as he does not give up...
The
Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer of New York, argued on Thursday that the core of Mr. MacArthur's amendment would violate the budget
rules that Republicans must follow in order to sidestep a Democratic
filibuster.
At least 10
Senate Democrats oppose or are leaning against a proposal to overhaul the
filibuster rule by lowering the number to end debate.
In July 2013, the nuclear option was raised as nominations were being blocked by
Senate Republicans as
Senate Democrats prepared to push through a change to the chamber's
filibuster rule.
In a 51 - 48 vote, the
Senate prohibited any motion to waive the
rules after a
filibuster is defeated, [21][22][23] although this change did not affect the ultimate ability of a 41 - vote minority to block final action via an initial
filibuster.
And amid a frosty period in his relationship with Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, Mr. Trump questioned the
Senate leader's approach, faulting Republicans for failing to blow up longstanding
Senate rules that make most legislation subject to a
filibuster that requires 60 votes to overcome.
But he pointed hopefully to the power of the 48 - member
Senate Democratic Caucus headed by Sen. Charles Schumer, who have enough votes under the current
rules to
filibuster most Republican legislation.
Cloture: The cloture
rule — Rule 22 — is the only formal procedure that Senate rules provide for breaking a filibus
rule —
Rule 22 — is the only formal procedure that Senate rules provide for breaking a filibus
Rule 22 — is the only formal procedure that
Senate rules provide for breaking a
filibuster.
WASHINGTON — The
Senate approved the most fundamental alteration of its
rules in more than a generation on Thursday, ending the minority party's ability to
filibuster most presidential nominees in response to the partisan gridlock that has plagued Congress for much of the Obama administration.
Republicans reign in both wings of the Capitol, although
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer «s 48 - member Democratic caucus has enough votes
filibuster most legislation under current
Senate rules.
The U.S.
Senate was expected to take up the $ 51 billion federal Sandy recovery package today but ended up putting it off at least for a day while
Senate leaders negotiate over changes in
filibuster rules.
Here he was in 2005, pleading with
Senate Republicans to change the
rules to forbid judicial
filibusters:
Of course, under the
Senate's arcane
rules about a member's right to
filibuster any pending legislation, that still means getting 60 votes.
Most EPA
rules have a layer of insulation from Congressional meddling as long as
Senate Democrats retain the ability to
filibuster legislation that would repeal bedrock environmental laws like the Clean Air Act.
If
Senate Democrats can
filibuster this measure — and this is likely to be a central fight — then the Trump administration would have to resort to other executive branch strategies to weaken the
rule.
An informal
Senate agreement on the
rules of
filibusters has the potential to accelerate confirmations of federal district court judges.
Of course, in light of the current composition of the U.S.
Senate and the current President, and the precedent that the «nuclear option» can abolish the
filibuster for some kinds of judicial appointments (a parliamentary
ruling which is almost surely not justiciable due to express language vesting procedural questions in the U.S.
Senate in the
Senate and not the courts in the U.S. Constitution), this question is unlikely to present itself any time soon.
Reconciliation
rules within the budget will allow for
Senate approval with a simple majority — 50 senators in a chamber that holds 52 Republican seats — evading a Democratic
filibuster.