F is for Filibuster! or The Matter with Parliamentary Procedure

Ok, all it takes to stop a bill (like healthcare reform) from passing in our illustrious US Senate are:

the Senators from the 20 least-populated states (that's 10.2 percent of the country's population)

 . . .  and ONE OTHER GUY.

Yep, 41 Senators is all it takes for a filibuster to blow a bill out of the water. 

Great system.  I'm going to go let some blood and burn some witches now . . . because those systems still seem fine to me too.

Furious.

Horrible news from the Healthcare Debate

Some horrible news for the fight for logical, moral, feasible healthcare from the Senate. WHERE IS THE PUBLIC OPTION?

"Says Dean: "No, absolutely not. You can't vote for a bill like this in good conscience. It costs too much money. It isn't health care reform. It's not even insurance reform."

"You're going to be forced to buy health insurance from a company that takes, on average, 27% of your money so they can pay CEOs $20 Million a year . . . and thee's no choice about that."

Said Dean on NPR earlier: “This is essentially the collapse of health care reform in the United States Senate. Honestly the best thing to do right now is kill the Senate bill, go back to the House, start the reconciliation process, where you only need 51 votes and it would be a much simpler bill.”"

Somebody tell Joe Leiberman to quit it. This is a disaster.

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