It's no secret that Democrats in the U.S. Senate are thinking about getting rid of the Senate rule that requires a 60-vote supermajority to stop debate in the Senate. It was only five years ago that leading Democrats, including Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama, attacked Republicans for considering changing the rules to allow a simple majority. Back in 2005, Democrats bitterly complained it represented the arrogance of power.
The filibuster and the supermajority
The filibuster and the supermajority
The filibuster and the supermajority
It's no secret that Democrats in the U.S. Senate are thinking about getting rid of the Senate rule that requires a 60-vote supermajority to stop debate in the Senate. It was only five years ago that leading Democrats, including Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama, attacked Republicans for considering changing the rules to allow a simple majority. Back in 2005, Democrats bitterly complained it represented the arrogance of power.