Sentences with phrase «power of the filibuster»

Given the many constraints the US Constitution places on the acts that simple majorities can take — like the extraordinary representation of small states in the Senate, and the power of the filibuster to thwart majorities — it strains credulity to argue that certain geographically concentrated interests require added protection from the majority of Americans.

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Afterward, Trump said he wants the power to issue line - item vetoes on spending bills — a power many presidents have demanded, and that Congress has never granted — and that the Senate should eliminate the ability of a minority to filibuster legislation.

U.S. Senate Republicans voted to end the filibuster of Supreme Court nominations, setting the stage for the rapid elevation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the high court and removing a pillar of the minority party's power to exert influence in the chamber.

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.

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted to end the filibuster of Supreme Court nominations Thursday, setting the stage for the rapid elevation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the high court and removing a pillar of the minority party's power to exert influence in the chamber.

Until now the twin shields of Pres. Barack Obama's veto power and the threat of filibuster — a Senate procedural tool that allows senators to slow or stall legislation — have helped prevent Republicans from repealing Obamacare.

The questions Paul has raised during his filibuster about the Obama administration's abuse of power (and that of predecessor George W. Bush) in the foreign policy (and even domestic intelligence) arenas, especially in the use of drones to murder innocent lives in Afghanistan, are legitimate.