Doesn the threat of filibuster prevent fundamental reform?
The filibuster prevents more than fundamental health care reform. It hobbles our democracy. For two excellent articles on why the filibuster should be eliminated and majority rule restored, see the editorial “Filibustering the Public,” The Nation, December 14, 2009 and Thomas Geoghegan, “The Case for Busting the Filibuster,” September 7, 2009.
