Mr. Smith is a political virgin who finds himself in a Washington senatorial cesspool, not unlike the current one. To right a wrong, and to vindicate himself he filibusters on the senate floor - for hours and hours. He filibusters to the point of collapse, but he wins in the end.
I cheered for Mr. Smith, and naively thought I was seeing a real filibuster in action. Was I ever mistaken. Please, take the time to read the following inculcating article, and sign the petition.
From the Daily KOS:
A real filibuster
by Chris Bowers
Tue Dec 21, 2010 at 01:00:04 PM PST
Whether or not you think we should abolish or weaken the filibuster, there is one thing we can all agree on: the filibuster should be a real filibuster. If Senators are going to prevent a nomination or piece of legislation from receiving an up or down vote, they should have to take to the well of the Senate and engage in an all-night talk-a-thon explaining their position.
Right now, Senators can filibuster by heading off to dinner, going to the dentist, or any other form of simply not showing up. The filibuster is painless, and does not require any effort.
It’s time for that to change. And, on January 5th, only a simple majority of Senators can make that change. As such, Daily Kos is teaming up with two of the leaders of the Senate rules reform effort--Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Tom Udall--to show all Senators there is broad grassroots support for making the filibuster a real filibuster.
Senators Merkley and Udall have said they will use your show of support to help make the case to their colleagues that the filibuster should become a real filibuster. We will get the petition to them, and they will take it from there.
So please, sign the petition to make the filibuster a real filibuster. It’s unacceptable that the filibuster is so painless. At a minimum, that must change in this round of rules reform.
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