One factor driving the urgency of this week's legislative drama is that the House is eager to send itself home on Friday for another 16 day vacation.pic.twitter.com/EFS7gLnNrY
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One response I'd like to see tried against the filibuster is making the minority party actually do it. Keep the Senate in session 24/7 if they like to talk so much. The pre-emptive surrender to the tactic, while still allowing long Senatorial vacations, is a poor use of power.
One of the many problems of gerontocracy is that it gives itself so many rest breaks, including in situations where a punishing schedule would bring competitive advantage.
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