Letter to the NYT Editor re: “How Joe Manchin Can Fix The Filibuster,” by Ross Douthat
June 18, 2021 To the Editor: Re “How Joe Manchin Can Fix The Filibuster,” by Ross Douthat (Opinion essay, June 12): We write today to express our profound disagreement with a recent argument by opinion columnist Ross Douthat that the Senate should reduce its voting threshold for the legislative filibuster from 60 to 55. Douthat’s […]
Senate Republicans Should Not Ease Confirmation of Biden Nominees Without Commitment on Filibuster Protection
February 16, 2021 Washington, DC Conservatives urge Senate Republicans to fight President Biden’s controversial and unqualified nominees with the same vigor used by Democrats to oppose all of President Trump’s nominees – including those who were qualified and non-controversial. During the four years President Trump was in office, Democrats mounted an unprecedented number of filibusters […]
