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Inside a Congressional Filibuster - George Mitchell
Complete video at: fora.tv Former US Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell describes his first experience with a Senatorial filibuster. ----- George Mitchell shares his thoughts on the direction our nation should be taking. Mitchell's mission is to ensure the US remains a leader in brokering peace and ensuring the safety and viability of populations. As congressman, Mitchell was named most respected member six times. He helped broker peace in Northern Ireland and worked to discover a path to peace in the Middle East. Most recently, he led an investigation into the illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball. George Mitchell is a former Democratic Party politician and United States Senator who currently serves as chairman of the worldwide law firm DLA Piper. Mitchell is also the Chancellor of the Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was the US Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and chairman of The Walt Disney Company from March 2004 until January 2007.
Sanders Filibuster Begins...
Saying he was prepared to speak "as long as possible" against a tax deal between the White House and congressional Republicans, Sen. Bernie Sanders took to the Senate floor to make the case against deepening the deficit and widening the income gap in America by extending Bush-era tax breaks for the very wealthy. "I am simply here today to take as long as I can to explain to the American people the fact that we have got to do a lot better than this agreement provides," Sanders began. After eight and a half hours of speaking without leaving the Senate floor, Sanders brought his day-long stand to a close Friday night. He concluded, "If the American people stand up and say, we can do better than this, that we don't need to drive up the national debt by giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, that if the American people are prepared to stand -- and we're prepared to follow them -- I think we can defeat this proposal. I think we can come up with a better proposal which better reflects the needs of the middle class and working families of our country and, to me, most importantly, the children of our country. And with that, Madam President, I would yield the floor."
History of the Filibuster
Slate Magazine's Timothy Noah explains the two biggest and most talked about issues when it comes to health care. Reconciliation to avoid and "procedural filibuster".
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington-Filibuster
Boy Ranger leader-turned US Senator Jefferson Smith denounces corporate political corruption and stands up for democracy and youth empowerment in this 1939 classic. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur
Facts of Congress - Filibuster
Provides a brief description of the filibuster process as practiced in the US Senate. Appropriate for classroom use, middle school students and above.
Reps Filibuster Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nominee
A Republican filibuster in the Senate blocked former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray from being appointed to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. thinkprogress.org Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly The Largest Online New Show in the World. Google+: www.gplus.to Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
Disastrously Timed Filibuster Comments By Harry Reid
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid concedes that maybe Democratic senators Merkley and Udall were right and the Democrats should've ended the filibuster. The party faces the very real prospect of being in the minority after the 2012 elections so it's a bite late for Reid's change of heart. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down and explains why the Republicans should be thrilled by Reid's comments. Read more here from David Dayne: news.firedoglake.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com The Largest Online New Show in the World. Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com
Wyden Call To Arms -- Ask Him To Read Your Name During Filibuster Of SOPA/PIPA Censorship Bills
StopCensorship.org -- Sign up to have your name read during Wyden's filibuster! The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) would ruin so much of what's best about the Internet They will give the government and corporations new powers to block Americans' access to sites that are accused of copyright infringement, force sites like YouTube to go to new lengths to police users' contributions, and put people in prison for streaming certain content online. There's a good chance this legislation will pass -- but Senator Ron Wyden is a steadfast opponent, and he says he'll try to block it by filibustering if it comes up for a vote. Sometimes filibusters last hours -- or days -- leaving Senators reading out of the dictionary or cookbooks to pass the time. But we've got a better idea: Millions of Americans support Internet freedom. What better way to demonstrate our strength than to ask Senator Wyden to read our names into the record during his filibuster? He's agreed to read as many names as possible, and to enter the rest into the Congressional Record.
History of the Filibuster - TYT History (Professor Rich)
In this episode of TYT History Professor Rich breaks down the history of the filibuster. Send your clip to TYT Nation at upload.theyoungturks.com
A Debate on the Constitutionality of the Filibuster
Professors Josh Chafetz (Cornell) and Michael Gerhardt (UNC-CH) discuss whether the Constitution permits supermajority rule in a house of Congress, what effect the filibuster has on the constitutional separation of powers, and what (if anything) can or should be done to alter or abolish the filibuster. Brought to you by the Program in Public Law
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The Citizens' Filibuster - Entire clip of action
9 young activists interrupted the proceedings in the US House by singing one at a time. As each activist was detained and taken out, another began and Congress was forced to pause their proceedings. They sang the following words to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner: "Oh why can't you see It's my life that's at stake When you sell out our world You are stealing my future Can you look in my eyes As you gamble our lives When will you stop the lies So that we can survive? If you represent me Not the fossil fuel industry You must stop wasting time Chasing your dollar signs Oh, say will you listen to Our generation If you refuse to hear us now Then we have to shut you down"
Ezra Klein on Filibuster Reform
Possibly the wonkiest political interview this week, courtesy of Sam Seder and Ezra Klein. majority.fm
Democratic Leaders Urge GOP To End Filibuster of Student Loan Fix
Democratic Senators Harry Reid, Richard Durbin, Chuck Schumer and Patty Murray urge Republicans to put a stop to their filibuster of a bill that would keep college affordable for millions of students across the country.
Sen. Ron Wyden to filibuster Protect IP Act PIPA, Counties are Broke, Bozievich asks Wyden for Help
Full story at www.nosugarcoatednews.com Aaron Baker sits in on US Senator Ron Wyden's progressive mantra at the Siuslaw Valley Fire Station in Florence, Oregon on January 8, 2012. Ron Wyden was pushing the crowd of nearly all retired elders to ask him about the Protect IP Act- PIPA ,but no one in the crowd seemed to care about it or have the internet... Full story at www.nosugarcoatednews.com
Senator Levin: How to Break the GOP Filibuster
Senator Carl Levin calls on the public to help Democrats "wear down the Republican wall of the obstruction," as Democrats push forward with legislation to send Americans back to work.
It's Time to Fix the Filibuster
Sen. Jeff Merkley discusses plans to restore real debate and deliberation to the Senate.
Texans to Launch 'Citizen Filibuster' Over TSA Groping - Alex Jones Tv 1/2
[[[[[[[[[[WATCH LIVE STREAM NOW!! CLICK ON LINK BELOW]]]]]]]]]] www.ustream.tv [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ Paul Joseph Watson www.infowars.com June 27, 2011 Texans outraged by repeated attempts on behalf of state representatives working in consort with the federal government to kill legislation that would ban invasive TSA groping are set to launch a 'citizen filibuster' that seeks to pressure public servants into following the will of the people. Despite the fact that the anti-groping legislation in Texas passed the House unanimously last month and also looked set to sail through the Senate, repeated dirty tricks by the likes of Speaker Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have sabotaged a bill that merely seeks to reinforce laws already codified in the Fourth Amendment. With lawmakers going AWOL for a vote on the legislation Friday, we have now learned that a hearing by the Texas House State Affairs Committee scheduled to take place today has been cancelled and the bill is all but dead. The legislation is likely to be replaced with a toothless Joint House Resolution that does little to address the epidemic of TSA abuse, most recently characterized by an incident in which TSA goons forced a 95-year-old sick woman to remove an adult diaper for screening, and merely recommends that Congress pick up the baton. In response to Texas lawmakers' failure to follow their constitutional duty, Austin-based radio ...
Filibuster: Jeffrey Immelt's Five Chinas
[ Transcript ] GE is, of course, one of our major corporations. The manufacturer's recent disclosure pointed out, the taxpayers of this country, through the Fed, provided $16 billion in bailout to General Electric during the recent crisis. This is what the head, the CEO of General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt, said in 2002, December 6: When I am talking to GE managers, I talk China, China, China, China, China. You need to be there. You need to change the way people talk about it and how they get there. I am a nut on China. Outsourcing from China is going to grow to 5 billion. We are building a tech center in China. Every discussion today has to center on China. The cost basis is extremely attractive. You can take an 18-cubic-foot refrigerator, make it in China, land it in the United States, and land it for less than we can make an 18-cubic-foot refrigerator today ourselves. Gee. A couple of years ago when GE had some difficult economic times, and they needed $16 billion to bail them out, I did not hear Mr. Immelt going to China, China, China, China, China. I did not hear that. I heard Mr. Immelt going to the taxpayers of the United States for his welfare check. So I say to Mr. Immelt, and I say to all of those CEOs who have been so quick to run to China, that maybe it is time to start reinvesting in the United States of America.
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GOP Promises To Filibuster Everything
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Filibusters Tax Cuts
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The Citizens' Filibuster! (intro by Bill McKibben)
On 4-15-11, the day that kicked off Power Shift 2011 in Washington DC, 9 climate activists were arrested in the House of Representatives. One by one they stood up and sang an alternate version of the Star Spangled Banner: Oh, Why can't you see It's my life that's at stake When you sell out our earth You are stealing my future Can you look in my eyes As you gamble our lives When will you stop the lies So that we can survive? If you represent me Not the fossil fuel industry You must stop wasting time Chasing your dollar signs Oh, say will you listen to Our Generation If you refuse to hear us now Then we have to shut you down! Please donate to the PeaceUp BackUp fund to support these activists. PeaceUp BackUp is a dedicated sub-fund to support activists who peacefully risk arrest for our cause. Secure, tax-deductible donations can be made here: ihcenter.org www.peacefuluprising.org
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - "Liberty is too Precious a thing to be buried in books"
"Liberty is too Precious a thing to be buried in books"; Mr Smith goes to Washington: Honesty, sincerity, selflessness, duty, integrity, political courage, these are the things missing in Washington. And until they return, we will continue to see our great Republic slip away from us, until eventually it is no better that a third rate banana republic run by tinhorn despot dictators who exploit the people for personal gain. Do we still have politicians like the one portrayed in this movie? One's who will put their political careers on the line for something that they believe in? Or, are we just left with spineless greedy people who are only concerned with their own political futures. I don't have much faith left in our politicians to do the right thing for our country no matter the consequence to their own future. But I do think that there are good people out there who would love to go to Washington and do what is right for our country. The problem is that they are not running for office. The likely reason for this is because they don't want to get into that cesspool that we call Washington politics. I do not pretend to know what the answers are to all of our problems, but I do know that it has to start at the local level. We need more good people to start running for local offices. We also need to change the Primary systems so as to make them freer, where anyone can run who gets enough signatures. They should not be identified by Party affiliation, but instead, they should ...
Filibuster: When Is Enough Enough?
[Transcript] To add insult to injury in terms of this agreement negotiated by the President and Republicans, while the very wealthiest people became much wealthier and the deficit soared--and under President Bush the national debt almost doubled--what else happened? The tax rates for the very rich went down. The rich got richer; tax rates went down. This was a result not only of the tax breaks for the rich initiated during the Bush administration but also, quite frankly, tax policy that took place before President Bush. The result is that from 1992 to 2007, from the latest statistics we have, the effective Federal tax rate--what people really pay--for the top 400 income earners was cut almost in half. So these cry babies, these multimillionaires and billionaires, these people who are making out like bandits, they are crying and crying and crying, but the effective tax rate for the top 400 income earners was cut almost in half from 1992 to 2007. The point that needs to be made is, when is enough enough? That is the essence of what we are talking about. Greed, in my view, is like a sickness. It is like an addiction. We know people who are on heroin. They can't stop. They destroy their lives. They need more and more heroin. There are people who can't stop smoking. They have problems with nicotine. They get addicted to cigarettes. It costs them their health. People have problems with food. We all have our share of addictions. But I would hope that these people who are worth ...
Sen. Rand Paul on filibustering the Debt Ceiling
VISIT www.stoptheleft.info Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is planning a Senate filibuster next week in an attempt to force debt ceiling negotiations into the open. "We've had not one minute of debate about the debt ceiling in any committee," he said in an interview with C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" that aired on Sunday. "We haven't had a budget in two years. We haven't had an appropriations bill in two years. So I'm part of the freshmen group in the Senate that's saying, 'no more.'" Paul's plan "Next week, we will filibuster until we talk about the debt ceiling, until we talk about proposals." He added that a group of senators in the "conservative wing" of the Republican Party will also be presenting a proposal to tie raising the debt limit to passage of a balanced budget amendment. "[W]e will actually vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling next week if we can, but it will be contingent on passing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution," he said, adding, "I'm not completely without the sense that we may need to raise the debt ceiling. But I will only do it if we have significant budgetary reform, and to me that means you have to balance your budget every year." Paul's announcement picks up where Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-Wis.) one-man filibuster attempt last Tuesday left off. Johnson declared that as long as the debt ceiling negotiations are held behind closed doors, he would block all unanimous consent calls, effectively putting a stop on Senate business. "Unless we receive ...
Mike Gravel Filibustering in the 70s
Mike Gravel filibustered the end of the draft entirely on his own. Here's a scene where he starts to cry. It's taken from the ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos.
Grist's David Roberts On Busting The Filibuster
Grist Writer David Roberts talks with The UpTake at Netroots Nation 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He's on a panel about the filibuster...and how to bust it.
Sen. Harkin - White House Killed Filibuster Reform
Cenk Uygur speaks with Senator Tom Harkin about fighting against the Republicans attempting to repeal health care reform and fighting against President Obama if he comes out in support of cutting social security benefits. Cenk Uygur: Real quick, the Democrats didn't they have enough votes in the beginning of the session to do it on their own? What happened? Who'd you lose? Sen. Tom Harkin: Why couldn't the Democrats hold it together then? Well, why couldn't the Democrats hold it together? Because we didn't have the White House on our side. We couldn't get the people together to understand that we won't be able to get our programs enacted unless we have a change in these rules. You know what it is, Cenk more than anything else. People are afraid of a majority vote. I'm not afraid of a majority vote, I'm not afraid of that.
Wade Henderson: Filibuster is a civil rights issue.
Common Cause hosted panel discussion on the Senate's dangerous misuse of the filibuster, how its ensuing gridlock is affecting the nation and what can be done about it. Right now, a minority of 42 Senators hold hostage America's business, including extension of unemployment benefits and ratification of a nuclear arms treaty, until they get their way on tax cuts. In this clip, Wade Henderson, President of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights talks about the filibuster as a civil rights issue.
Texans to Launch 'Citizen Filibuster' Over TSA Groping - Alex Jones Tv 2/2
Paul Joseph Watson www.infowars.com June 27, 2011 Texans outraged by repeated attempts on behalf of state representatives working in consort with the federal government to kill legislation that would ban invasive TSA groping are set to launch a 'citizen filibuster' that seeks to pressure public servants into following the will of the people. Despite the fact that the anti-groping legislation in Texas passed the House unanimously last month and also looked set to sail through the Senate, repeated dirty tricks by the likes of Speaker Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have sabotaged a bill that merely seeks to reinforce laws already codified in the Fourth Amendment. With lawmakers going AWOL for a vote on the legislation Friday, we have now learned that a hearing by the Texas House State Affairs Committee scheduled to take place today has been cancelled and the bill is all but dead. The legislation is likely to be replaced with a toothless Joint House Resolution that does little to address the epidemic of TSA abuse, most recently characterized by an incident in which TSA goons forced a 95-year-old sick woman to remove an adult diaper for screening, and merely recommends that Congress pick up the baton. In response to Texas lawmakers' failure to follow their constitutional duty, Austin-based radio host Alex Jones is leading a 'citizen filibuster', calling on people to contact their representatives over the next three days to salvage the legislation before the special ...
Filibuster - Aargh St. (from Amped soundtrack)
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Fixing the Filibuster - The Rachel Maddow Show
Senator Merkley appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC to discuss the need to fix the filibuster and end paralysis in the Senate. Merkley is proposing modest rules changes that will encourage debate and require Senators to remain on the floor if they want to filibuster a bill.
President Clinton on the filibuster
President Clinton answers a question about the filibuster and Washington gridlock from Headzup in Chicago.
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Weekly Address: Filibustering Recovery & Obstructing Progress
The President blasts Republicans in the Senate who are blocking unemployment insurance and small business tax breaks to create jobs, even as they push for permanent, massive tax cuts for the richest Americans.
Filibuster Reform, Bees, Scalia Women Discrimination
As the 112th Congress began its session today numerous rule changes were proposed including those governing filibusters and the PAYGO system, many rules which seem to favor Republican legislation. Thom talks with John Nichols about how these new rule changes may affect the new body. Then, a recent study suggests that the US bee population is dwindling which could have devastating effects for our nation's food supply. Thom talks with George Langworthy and Maryam Henein, Co-Directors of "Vanishing of the Bees" about the ripple effects of a dwindling bee population. Finally, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia recently commented that the 14th Amendment does not provide equal protection for women. Thom talks to Amanda Carey and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd about women's rights in the US
Franken: A Perversion of the Filibuster
Freshmen and sophomore Democratic Senators today went to the Senate floor as a group to highlight the Republican obstructionism on nominations. As of this morning, there are 88 nominees on the Senate calendar, including posts at the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Treasury and the Army. "This is a perversion of the filibuster and a perversion of the role of the Senate," said Sen. Al Franken. "It used to be that the filibuster was reserved for matters of great principle. Today it has become a way to play out the clock."
Filibuster: Sanders Reads Consituent Letters on the Collapsing Middle Class
[Transcript] Here is another story: Yesterday, I paid for our latest home heating fuel delivery-- Again, I am focusing now on the cost of fuel because in Vermont, where I come from, it is a big deal. So she writes: Yesterday, I paid for our latest home fuel heating delivery--$1100. I also paid my $2000-plus credit card balance, much of which bought gas and groceries for the month. The point here, and then I will continue her letter, is that a lot of people use their credit cards not just as a nice and convenient way of not having to use cash--when I go shopping, I am going to use my credit card and I will pay it off at the end of the month. What a nice thing. No, people are using their credit cards to buy food, to buy gas, and to buy the basic necessities of life. It is their only line of credit open. And then, as I mentioned earlier, they are charged 25 or 30 percent interest rates on what they owe. She continues: My husband and I are very nervous about what will happen to us when we are old. Although we have three jobs between us and participate in 403(b) retirement plans, we have not saved enough for a realistic post worklife if we survive to our life expectancy. As we approach the traditional retirement age, we are slowly paying off our daughter's college tuition loan and trying to keep our heads above water. We have always lived frugally. We buy used cars and store brand groceries, recycle everything, walk or car pool, when possible, and plastic our windows each fall ...
Filibuster: Payroll Tax Holiday Would Undercut Social Security
For all of us who understand that Social Security is life and death for tens of millions of Americans today and will be vitally important for working people as they reach retirement age, it is important that we understand that Social Security has done a great job. A few minutes ago the Presiding Officer was on the floor talking about the strong work that our Federal employees do, and he is absolutely right. Sometimes we also take for granted that Social Security has been an enormous success. It has done exactly what those people who created it have wanted it to do--nothing more, nothing less. It has succeeded. It has taken millions of seniors out of poverty and given them an element of security. It has also helped people with disabilities maintain their dignity. Widows and orphans are also getting help. For 75 years it has worked well. It has a $2.6 trillion surplus today and it can pay out benefits for the next 29 years. It is strong. We want to make it stronger. This payroll tax holiday I am afraid is a step very much in the wrong direction and that is one of the important reasons why this agreement between the President and the Republicans should be defeated.
Merkley Explains the Fight to Fix the Filibuster
Senator Merkley joined Rachel Maddow to provide an update on his efforts, along with Senators Tom Udall and Tom Harkin, to fix the filibuster and restore deliberation to the Senate.
Lieberman To Join GOP Filibuster Of Healthcare Bill
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