With the retirements of the two Democratic Senators responsible for saving the US Senate's "legislative filibuster," GOP Senate leadership candidates should move boldly to protect it.
Excellent forward thinking Kelly!! I'd like to think our political leaders have this kind of foresight, but I'm not confident any of them can see beyond the current day.
Short-term thinking, which plagues both government and the corporate world (especially publicly held corporations), is a curse. For companies, it’s always about the next quarterly report; for government, it’s the next election, or appropriations bill. And the few of us who try to engage in a little long term thinking are too often sacrificed at those alters.
Hi Mark, I hope you are recovering well. I remember your post very well and completely agree. So does Rep. Tom McClintock, who proposed something similar around the same time.
Excellent forward thinking Kelly!! I'd like to think our political leaders have this kind of foresight, but I'm not confident any of them can see beyond the current day.
Short-term thinking, which plagues both government and the corporate world (especially publicly held corporations), is a curse. For companies, it’s always about the next quarterly report; for government, it’s the next election, or appropriations bill. And the few of us who try to engage in a little long term thinking are too often sacrificed at those alters.
Great minds think alike. Take a look at this that I wrote four years ago, about how simply repealing the two-track rule would create filibuster reform without changing the filibuster in principle. https://markstrand.substack.com/p/reform-the-legislative-filibuster?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
Hi Mark, I hope you are recovering well. I remember your post very well and completely agree. So does Rep. Tom McClintock, who proposed something similar around the same time.