"There need to be changes to the rules to allow filibusters to be conducted by people who actually want to block legislation instead of people being able to quietly say "I object' and go home," said Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. "Hopefully that gives [Reid] the juice he needs to negotiate reasonable changes so we can stop the abuses next year," McCaskill said. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.