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November 16th, 2012, 10:02 PM
#201
Seeking a free country
Re: What do we expect now?

Originally Posted by
JayHawk
From all views what i expect now is the republicans to actually compromise on some issues and get things done for America.... HOLY FUCK
It will be a nice change for them to actually do their jobs.

Originally Posted by
JayHawk
I also expect the filibuster rule to fall in the senate.... but because it is going to be democrats pushing it and although republicans on this board have argued that the rule sucks they will switch postions and argue with the party because they seem mostly like Limbaugh savants....
Oh and Limbaugh pretty much conceded today that taxes are going up..... lol
What they ought to do is reform the filibuster: require an actual stand-up keep talking on-topic honest to God "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" job, and on top of that drop the number for cloture to fifty-five.
"Thirty-one* states allow all qualified citizens to carry concealed weapons. In those states, homosexuals should embark on organized efforts to become comfortable with guns, learn to use them safely and carry them. They should set up Pink Pistols task forces, sponsor shooting courses and help homosexuals get licensed to carry. And they should do it in a way that gets as much publicity as possible. "
--Jonathan Rauch, Salon Magazine, March 13, 2000
*the number is now forty
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