Monday, January 22, 2018

On filibusters

The advantage of filibusters is it makes it harder to change things, so once changed they tend to stay that way rather than reversing with each change of congress. The disadvantage is it makes it harder to accomplish anything. Those are part and parcel of the same package. It empowers a minority opposition, but that is what it is designed to do. There are worse things than the filibuster though. A majority of the majority is just another means of filibuster, but one controlled by an even smaller number, yet this is not enshrined in rules and only a majority of the majority could change this.

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Governance and Majorities

Majorities mean having to be responsible even when it means doing what you hate so are always to blame when they don't, it is only a question of which blame is greater, being irresponsible or doing what was necessary. When you consider government the problem, shutting it down may seem a solution, and it may be, just not the way you thought come election time. When BS is adored, it comes to being believed, which proves a great mistake and failing.