Abolish the Senate???

"Whereas the Senate in particular has become an obstructive and useless body, a menace to the liberties of the people, and an obstacle to social growth; a body, many of the Members of which are representatives neither of a State nor of its people, but solely of certain predatory combinations, and a body which, by reason of the corruption often attending the election of its Members, has furnished the gravest public scandals in the history of the nation. . . ."

Preamble to a constitutional amendment introduced in the House of Representatives on April 27, 1911, by Victor Berger of Wisconsin

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luckranger71 · 51-55, M

Yes. No upper chamber in the developed world has the obstructive power of the Senate. It's the reason the US lags behind on access to healthcare, infant mortality, education. Eliminating the filibuster would help, but not sure it's the entire problem.

MethDozer · M

@luckranger71 The filibuster has some merit albeit it can be a problem at times. I think it's more systemic than just the filibuster. It's just the actual institution that is the issue IMHO.