Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Group sues Senate to scrap filibuster

Politico reports:
For years, critics of the filibuster have failed to convince senators to change the procedural delaying tactic. Now they’re taking their case to the courts.

The nonpartisan nonprofit Common Cause sued the U.S. Senate on Monday, challenging the constitutionality of the filibuster rules that require routine 60-vote thresholds for bills and nominations that often have majority support. Several House Democrats and three undocumented students who would be aided by the so-called DREAM Act also joined the suit.
So some illegals, who are breaking the law, are filing a lawsuit because Senate rules make it harder for them to loot U.S. taxpayers! Got that?