[Mb-civic] Action alert--oppose nuking of the filibuster

[ean at sbcglobal.net]

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Dear friends,

The filibuster has a long history in the Senate of fending off actions 
supported by a bare majority, but deeply offensive to the minority. If 
an individual senator were to abuse the privilege of the filibuster, he 
or she could be over overridden by a super majority of 60 votes. 

To remove a long-standing parliamentary maneuver to serve 
immediate partisan goals violates core democratic values and is an 
anathema to the Senate's long standing commitment to consensus 
and a bipartisan deliberative process. 

It is wrong to get rid of a longtime Senate procedure simply because 
it is inconvenient to one party's goals. It is an abuse of power to strip 
the Senate minority of a tool designed to protect its rights - rights 
both parties have vociferously defended throughout the Senate's 
history. 

Join me in calling on the United States Senators not to support 
changing of long standing Senate filibuster rules to blatantly 
advance one party's goals.
Ask your Senators to preserve the integrity of the United States 
Senate. 

go to: 
http://www.commoncause.org/SaveSenatesIntegrity


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