by Ezra Oyarce | Jun 9, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The effective Republican prohibition of any meaningful debate on gun reform represents many of the hallmarks of anti-democratic practices: the filibuster, money in politics, and polarization … Rather than attempting to repeat the tired argument over the specific...
by Vishan Chaudhary | Feb 3, 2022 | University of Chicago
The current debate over whether to reform the filibuster in the U.S. Senate has profound implications for the strength of American democracy. The filibuster, a procedural rule which allows any senator to block the passage of legislation that does not have...
by Marco Sesmas | Oct 14, 2021 | University of Georgia
How removing the Senate Filibuster leads to further polarization in the United States and give greater threat to Democracy Senate and House Democrats, including prominent figures like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), have voiced...
by Emily Maercklein | Apr 28, 2019 | University of Chicago
A Brief Look into Previous Senate Bipartisanship Early leaders of the United States attempted to imbue the Senate with values of bipartisanship and restraint in order to protect it from the divisive relations in the House and in the nation itself. The Senate...
by Dakota Fenn | Nov 27, 2017 | Brown University
When we think of the filibuster, we likely alternatively picture a glorious stand against the tyranny of the majority, or a waste of time created by obstructionist opposition to progress. Obviously, which vision of the filibuster we select depends largely on the...
