Thursday, August 20, 2009

splitting the bill won't work

i don't understand how splitting the bill would really solve the filibuster problem. the strategy would be obvious to reform opponents and nothing would stop them from filibustering the filibusterable half of health care reform, even if the basis for their objections were in the non-filibusterable half.

of course, the fact that we're even having this discussion illustrates just how absurd senate procedure is.