Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change.
I think back to what Camus
wrote about the fact that perhaps this world is a world in which
children suffer, but we can lessen the number of suffering children, and
if you do not do this, then who will do this? I'd like to feel that I'd
done something to lessen that suffering.
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Dear MoveOn member,
Gordon Wilcox recently created a petition on SignOn.org entitled "Reform US Senate Filibuster Rules"—and we'd
like to know what you think of it.
The petition is addressed to The United States Senate, and reads:
The following changes to the US Senate rules should be implemented:
1. Require "talking filibusters." A filibuster should require actual debate on the floor of the Senate as was originally expected and practiced. Also, a call for a filibuster by a member not present should not be recognized.
2. Eliminate "secret silent" filibusters -- the practice of allowing members to place anonymous "holds" on legislation to prevent debate should be disallowed.
3. Reduce the debate time on executive and judicial branch nominees. This is needed to prevent gross delays in appointments of key people in the government and the judiciary. Some senators have also called for reducing the number of ttappointees which need Senate approval. If adopted, That would also reduce time needed for debate, of course.
4. Disallow filibusters to be placed on "motions to proceed to consider". This change would allow both parties to offer and vote on amendments, and is necessary to permit reasonable bipartisan debate.
1. Require "talking filibusters." A filibuster should require actual debate on the floor of the Senate as was originally expected and practiced. Also, a call for a filibuster by a member not present should not be recognized.
2. Eliminate "secret silent" filibusters -- the practice of allowing members to place anonymous "holds" on legislation to prevent debate should be disallowed.
3. Reduce the debate time on executive and judicial branch nominees. This is needed to prevent gross delays in appointments of key people in the government and the judiciary. Some senators have also called for reducing the number of ttappointees which need Senate approval. If adopted, That would also reduce time needed for debate, of course.
4. Disallow filibusters to be placed on "motions to proceed to consider". This change would allow both parties to offer and vote on amendments, and is necessary to permit reasonable bipartisan debate.
Here's what Gordon wrote about it:
The US Senate rules need to be changed to encourage bipartisan debate in
order to conduct the people's business. All Americans have suffered
from the inability of Congress to reach consensus in a timely manner on
important issues. Part of the problem is time wasted in the Senate by
increased rigidity on procedural questions and escalation of the use of
the filibuster as a way of impeding legislative progress.
There is still a window of opportunity, but only a few days left, for the Senate to change the rules for the new congressional term.
There is still a window of opportunity, but only a few days left, for the Senate to change the rules for the new congressional term.
Can you click to let us know what you think?
We'll decide whether to send this petition out to additional MoveOn members in your area based on your feedback.
In case you haven't heard about it, SignOn.org is a new website where anyone can start an online petition and share it with
friends and neighbors to build support for their cause.
Thanks for all you do.
–Steven, Tate, Stephen, Elena, and the rest of the team
Those concerned about “The New
World Order” speak as if the United States is coming under the control
of an outside conspiratorial force. In fact, it is the US that is the
New World Order. That is what the American unipolar world, about which
China, Russia, and Iran complain, is all about. Washington has
demonstrated…
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