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In voting against the two-week Continuing Resolution, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R.-Minn.) and Rep. Steve King (R.-Iowa) were out of step with the rest of their party. They fear Republicans made a strategic blunder by stripping the bill of language that defunds ObamaCare and Planned Parenthood.
The filibuster in the U.S. Senate protects the rights of Senators to debate and amend legislation, thereby protecting the interest of the American people. The filibuster actually realizes the Founders’ intent that the Senate slow the legislative process “to ensure due deliberation and inquiry” before passing a bill. Current efforts to limit the filibuster to expedite the legislative process are misguided. One of the problems causing the expansion of the use of the filibuster are the actions by Senate Majority Leaders to limit debate and block other Senators from offering any amendments to select bills during Senate floor debates. The Senate would be better served by ending the Senate Majority Leader’s power to limit amendments and debate.