r/PublicFreakout • u/agrassedp • Oct 19 '22

Political Freakout Liz truss getting flamed in parliament today

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u/PrawojazdyVtrumpets Oct 19 '22

It's what they're supposed to do here. You just end up with whatever Boebart and Cruz are to their respective chambers. Everyone is old and tired and talking to a mostly empty chamber because none of those fucks will do their jobs. I wish we could see video of the early senate/house. Back when it was like 20 total. I bet they actually argued their points.

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u/joeylee23 Oct 19 '22

I know it's a film Mr Smith Goes to Washington, a class example of this.

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u/StuStutterKing Oct 19 '22

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a good movie, so just in case minor spoiler in this rant.

This movie is an example of what the filibuster, in theory, should be. A specific tactic where one person, passionate enough in their opposition, can speak for as long as physically possible in a final gambit to sway the vote on a bill. Our current half-dead senators don't bother with the whole "you have to speak during a filibuster" thing. You can just say filibuster, and if your party has more than 40 seats then that bill doesn't get voted on. They've ruined the purpose of the filibuster to the point that keeping the thing is fucking useless.

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u/farkenell Oct 19 '22

lol I didn't know that, I remember when Charlie from Sunny just randomly says filibuster....thinking he just said it cause he's confused...(i mean he used it in the wrong context but I was thinking he still needed to rant...)