Fix the Senate Now

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The current Senate rules enable obstruction and block progress on a range of issues key to America’s future. In past years, our nation was able to move forward on landmark legislation that put in place workers’ rights, civil rights, retirement security for seniors and so much more.

THE PROMISE AND REALITY OF SENATE RULES REFORM THIS CONGRESS

At the beginning of the current, 112th Congress, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Reid and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced a “gentlemen’s agreement” to break the procedural gridlock that kept the Senate tied in knots through most of 2010.

A package of meaningful Senate reforms backed by reform-minded Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Udall (D-NM), and Tom Harkin (D-IA) and supported by the Fix the Senate Now coalition failed to achieve a majority, with one falling just two votes short of passage. However, we hoped that the modest steps away from obstruction outlined in the “gentleman’s agreement” would be honored. Unfortunately, the Senate quickly defaulted to its obstructionist tendencies.

According to research by David Waldman of Congress Matters and Daily Kos, this current 112th Congress already has witnessed the third highest total of cloture motions ever filed. The only two sessions to see greater levels of obstruction were the immediately preceding 110th and 111th sessions...

Floridatexan wrote:http://fixthesenatenow.org/

The current Senate rules enable obstruction and block progress on a range of issues key to America’s future. In past years, our nation was able to move forward on landmark legislation that put in place workers’ rights, civil rights, retirement security for seniors and so much more.

THE PROMISE AND REALITY OF SENATE RULES REFORM THIS CONGRESS

At the beginning of the current, 112th Congress, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Reid and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced a “gentlemen’s agreement” to break the procedural gridlock that kept the Senate tied in knots through most of 2010.

A package of meaningful Senate reforms backed by reform-minded Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Udall (D-NM), and Tom Harkin (D-IA) and supported by the Fix the Senate Now coalition failed to achieve a majority, with one falling just two votes short of passage. However, we hoped that the modest steps away from obstruction outlined in the “gentleman’s agreement” would be honored. Unfortunately, the Senate quickly defaulted to its obstructionist tendencies.

According to research by David Waldman of Congress Matters and Daily Kos, this current 112th Congress already has witnessed the third highest total of cloture motions ever filed. The only two sessions to see greater levels of obstruction were the immediately preceding 110th and 111th sessions...

So 'fixing' the Senate by giving democrats an even larger majority is the solution because they've had the majority and have done so much with it?...When the cowh came into office democrats controlled the House and Senate and WE got [name] cowh healthcare....is this the stellar example of leadership that is 'fixing' the Senate?....

Vote out every one of them regardless of party.. Neither party has done anything other than cover each other's backs and do things against the majority of the voters desires.

Jake92 wrote:Vote out every one of them regardless of party..  Neither party has done anything other than cover each other's backs and do things against the majority of the voters desires.  

       The voters elected and re-elected them.....

Fix the senate now. Repeal the 17th amendment.

Fix the senate now. Repeal the 17th amendment.


I doubt that solves the problem. Special interests can dominate smaller states, and whether the people or the legislature chooses their senators, the problem is that the folks in Montana can vote for two Senators who work for special interests while the two Senators from California represent 20 fold the population and the special interests can snag senators from small states with fewer dollars. Also, the fillibuster rules have nothing to do with who selects the senators. I personally think the senate is fine........unless we have a constitutional convention which limits some states senators to one based on population, I see no change in the future or need for the same.