Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse defends Senate filibuster, saying US needs it
Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Sunday defended the filibuster, saying the U.S. needs it in the Senate. Sasse wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the filibuster "provides a bulwark against consolidated power," a tradition preserved as "a prerequisite for national recovery and endurance." The filibuster is not a part of the Constitution,...
Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Sunday defended the filibuster, saying the U.S. needs it in the Senate. Sasse wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the filibuster "provides a bulwark against consolidated power," a tradition preserved as "a prerequisite for national recovery and endurance." The filibuster is not a part of the Constitution,...
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