For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go

From For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go:

Whatever grand principles have been used to sustain the filibuster over the years, it is clear as a matter of history, theory and practice that it vindicates none of them. If America is to be governed competently and fairly — if it is to be governed at all — the filibuster must go.

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