In It's Even Worse Than It Looks by Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, they suggest several ways to reform the filibuster. Eliminating the filibuster except for the filibuster on the bill itself would save time and allow the majority leader to bring a bill to the floor without a monition to proceed. Mann and Ornstein argue that the minority should provide 41 votes to continue the debate or change the number of votes needed to achieve cloture to 60% of members who are present and voting.
Hi Elliott,
In It's Even Worse Than It Looks by Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, they suggest several ways to reform the filibuster. Eliminating the filibuster except for the filibuster on the bill itself would save time and allow the majority leader to bring a bill to the floor without a monition to proceed. Mann and Ornstein argue that the minority should provide 41 votes to continue the debate or change the number of votes needed to achieve cloture to 60% of members who are present and voting.
These seem like sensible solutions to me.
-Elliot