Crusader for equality: Community remembers congressman April 6, 2021 at 11:15 AM EDT - Updated April 6 at 4:01 PM
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., a longtime congressman who represented South Florida for almost three decades, has died, Palm Beach County Commissioner Mack Bernard said Tuesday morning.
Hastings, who
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services called Hastings a longtime crusader for equality on Twitter.
Representative Alcee Hastings was a longtime crusader for equality he fought to pave the way for so many. I offer my deepest condolences to his loved ones. He will be greatly missed. https://t.co/XoSou7mIGt Nikki Fried (@nikkifried) April 6, 2021
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Editorial: Don’t scrap the filibuster. Mend it
Bloomberg Editorial Board
The Senate will soon be asked to vote on contentious bills to tighten gun controls and reform the country’s electoral systems. As things stand, these and other measures, strenuously opposed by Republican legislators, are unlikely to become law even though Democrats control the presidency and both chambers of Congress.
The reason is the filibuster the Senate rule that requires 60 votes to end debate and pass a bill. Democrats have good reason to object to the filibuster, and they’re certainly right to deplore its abuse in recent years. They have a compelling case for changing the rules so that blocking the majority is harder.