Sunday, March 28, 2021

Joe Versus The Filibuster Volcano

According to this report, only President Joe Biden can end the Senate's filibuster rules:

https://theintercept.com/2021/03/17/joe-biden-end-filibuster-senate/

Some may believe that, but we're all ignoring an important thing - the US Constitution:

Article I, Section 5

2. Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

That's right - both the Senate and the House of Representatives make their own rules, and the filibuster is one of them.

Joe Biden is NOT a Senator, and adhering to the "separation of powers" doctrine, he has no business telling the US Senate what to do.

Should we foolishly allow the so-called "unitary executive" to become a "unitary government under one party control", then what we'll have is a dictatorship.

I certainly do not want that. How about you?

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