Don't you just love being able to debate a topic and ideas in group projects, being able to make your ideas and products better among discussion and deliberation. That is not the case in our very own senate. The filibuster that was once used a very useful tool to create further debating of a bill is now used to prevent the discussion of an idea all together. A creation that was once considered a rare procedure in the Senate has now being used as a standard procedure which is often used to delay the further discussion of a topic. Initially the filibuster was conceived as a way to prevent majorities from ignoring the minority which means that they would have a chance to argue and discuss their side of the argument before the passing of a bill.
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They argue that the function of a filibuster is used for educating and preparing the people of the United States for change. William F Hildenbrand, former Secretary of the United States, Senate states “The one way a bad bill can be stopped is a way of calling public attention to a bill. Without it the minority side here, would be steam rolled. If you ever take away the filibuster I think the people would be the losers.” Although states a rather convincing point for the pro filibuster side, there are several other arguments that prove that the filibuster is not being used in that way. In today’s society it is viewed more as a way to halt discussion and improvement of a bill and used more as a way to completely ignore a bill or an act all …show more content…
There is a two-part solution given from no labels(dot) org to fix the filibuster. Part 1, require a real filibuster instead of a virtual filibuster. If a senator wants to hold action on a bill they must take the floor and hold it through sustaining debates. The second part would be to have the Senate simply ended the practice of filibustering To halt motions of passing a bill and simply use filibustering to create the discussion of a topic It would cut the number of filibusters,and issues would be debated and voted on by the full Senate. The issues stated with the abuse of filibusters should and need to be modified to create a better functioning Senate, and the well being of our
They argue that the function of a filibuster is used for educating and preparing the people of the United States for change. William F Hildenbrand, former Secretary of the United States, Senate states “The one way a bad bill can be stopped is a way of calling public attention to a bill. Without it the minority side here, would be steam rolled. If you ever take away the filibuster I think the people would be the losers.” Although states a rather convincing point for the pro filibuster side, there are several other arguments that prove that the filibuster is not being used in that way. In today’s society it is viewed more as a way to halt discussion and improvement of a bill and used more as a way to completely ignore a bill or an act all …show more content…
There is a two-part solution given from no labels(dot) org to fix the filibuster. Part 1, require a real filibuster instead of a virtual filibuster. If a senator wants to hold action on a bill they must take the floor and hold it through sustaining debates. The second part would be to have the Senate simply ended the practice of filibustering To halt motions of passing a bill and simply use filibustering to create the discussion of a topic It would cut the number of filibusters,and issues would be debated and voted on by the full Senate. The issues stated with the abuse of filibusters should and need to be modified to create a better functioning Senate, and the well being of our