Why Bills Die in the U.S. Senate

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If it weren’t for the fact that the United States has been so divided over the past 25 years, the filibuster wouldn’t be as big of a deal. The minority party in the Senate has been a LOT louder and more powerful since then. It’s not like the Senate hasn’t passed laws since the 1970s. However, it’s been increasingly difficult for them to pass MEANINGFUL laws ever since.
The reason why it’s so difficult for the U.S. Senate to pass any new law is mostly due to…an accident because the creation of the filibuster was an accident. Only later did the minority political party make arguments that the filibuster was a good idea in order to protect the minority.
Whenever you hear someone argue that the Founding Fathers actually wanted the Senate to have a filibuster, I doubt this person actually knows what the heck they are talking about. In fact, if you go back and read what many of them said and wrote, they warned that making supermajorities a thing would lead to bills never getting passed.

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@iammrbeat 2 жыл бұрын

Should the U.S. Senate get rid of the silent filibuster, ALL filibusters, or keep the rule the same? I'm curious to know your thoughts!

@bulletmccarthur 2 жыл бұрын

They saw the "Congress shall make no law" part in the constitution and stopped reading there.

@dylanwfilms 2 жыл бұрын

I agree about ditching the silent filibuster, that way it actually requires doing something

@JonBerry555 2 жыл бұрын

At the very least the silent filibuster needs to end. If someone badly wants to block a bill, they should have to defend their position.

@kathieharine5982

The country should get rid of the Senate.

@andrewrainaldi5581 2 жыл бұрын

59 senators could vote for something and 1 could vote against it and it wouldn't pass. Awesome.

@erikabutler6893 2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, after reading the Federalist 22 and Federalist 58, the existence of the so-called “silent filibuster” since the 1970s is a big reason why we are so divided currently. To give the minority the ability to block the majority with virtually zero effort has a toxic and divisive effect on politics, as both Madison and Hamilton agreed.

@ryanmckenzie7149 Жыл бұрын

Take away the filibuster and a new way for the senate to do nothing will arise.

@pillsburydoughboy1693 Жыл бұрын

This is why the quality of American politicians is getting lower

@omeganik 2 жыл бұрын

A talking filibuster is literally the perfect solution. The current filibuster is juuust a little ridiculous.

@Gothrailfan_Crow 2 жыл бұрын

I AM the senate!

@americanhistorygeek1926 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, I never knew that there were two types of filibusters, thanks for covering this as well as “the nuclear option”, taught me a lot about how the U.S. senate works!

@parkmannate4154 2 жыл бұрын

The whole way the Senate works today is just insane. It was First never meant to be a really political body (hence why Senators were appointed), and it was never meant to have such an outsized role in legislation. Its intention as far as my reading of the Federalist papers and other writings of the time was the Senate was meant to be essentially a Veto that could rewrite the parts they didnt like

@thewestisthebest6608 2 жыл бұрын

Schumer then: I love the filibuster!

@zch7491 2 жыл бұрын

If the filibuster is so good at forcing bipartisanship, it sure hasn't been working

@KaiserBob99 2 жыл бұрын

I've read an ex Congressman's opinion, he said the reason America can't get any meaningful legislation now is because legislators don't legislate, they just let the party elites write the bills and then vote along party lines on it. No working with the other side to build a consensus or any of that stuff.

@thinkinaboutpolitics 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. The question isn't whether to "keep the filibuster," it's how we protest and foster debate.

@petitthom2886 2 жыл бұрын

Add to the filibuster the polarization and partisanship, there's no surprise that politicians spend more time trying to block things than getting things done.

@gamelandmaster3680 2 жыл бұрын

The Roman SPQR also used filibustering, more and more often as the end of the Republic was near. This generally means that when filibustering becomes very common, the government needs a rework.