when did democrats start opposing the fillibuster?

[wdmso]

Research by Slate on filibusters between 1991 and 2008 found that Democrats successfully filibustered 63 times while Republicans successfully filibustered 89 times.


But again Jim leaves out that they are looking to temporally change the rule for the John Lewis voting act which passed last time to just be debated

By a Vote of 98-0, Senate Approves 25-Year Extension of Voting Rights Act
Under Bush. Now no Republicans in the Senate voted for it? To even be debated


If Republicans want to argue that many leading Democrats have changed their minds about the propriety of filibusters, they'll have plenty of accurate content to work with. But context matters: the routinization of once-rare filibusters has changed the nature of the debate.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Research by Slate on filibusters between 1991 and 2008 found that Democrats successfully filibustered 63 times while Republicans successfully filibustered 89 times.


But again Jim leaves out that they are looking to temporally change the rule for the John Lewis voting act which passed last time to just be debated

By a Vote of 98-0, Senate Approves 25-Year Extension of Voting Rights Act
Under Bush. Now no Republicans in the Senate voted for it? To even be debated


If Republicans want to argue that many leading Democrats have changed their minds about the propriety of filibusters, they'll have plenty of accurate content to work with. But context matters: the routinization of once-rare filibusters has changed the nature of the debate.

What's the point of a fillibuster, if the majority party can remove it for certain pieces of legislation?

"the routinization of once-rare filibusters has changed the nature of the debate."

BOTH SIDES do it routinely. Only one side wants to do away with it because they can't get what they want by following the rules.

"they are looking to temporally change the rule"

As if that matters. They used the fillibuster when it suited them. Now it's an obstacle and they refuse to play by the same rules that they demanded the GOP play by last year.

Pete;s defense: "it's OK, they only want to occasionally do away with it, meaning every time the fillibuster prevents them from passing legislation they can't pass within the rules."