Senate leaders said Thursday they have agreed that minority Republicans would filibuster fewer bills and nominations in exchange for a promise by the Democratic majority to give them more chances to offer amendments.
The gentleman's agreement announced by Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican leader Mitch McConnell was part of a package of measures to make the Senate a more workable and less contentious place. It also included support of a resolution, to be voted on later in the day, to end the practice of one senator being able to secretly block votes and a rules change that would slash by a third the number of presidential appointments that need Senate approval.
The Senate used to operate under a system like they were the adults who would look at legislation and then work together to pass them with input from both sides of the aisle. Now we have idiots like Al Frankin cutting off 20 year Senators like Joe Lieberman things are going beyond the pale. If the Senate can get back to the peoples business and not treat each other like children then maybe we can finally tackle this 9% unemployment.
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