We Already Got Rid of the Filibuster Once Before
The Atlantic We Already Got Rid of the Filibuster Once Before The House used to have a filibuster too. And when legislators got rid of it, the result was a more democratic, productive institution. March 8, 2021 Print Collector / Getty / The Atlantic Last week the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, a bill that would make voter registration automatic, end partisan gerrymandering, strengthen campaign-finance law, and bolster oversight of lobbyists. It’s the most sweeping package of democracy reforms in generations. Yet the mood among most democracy reformers was not giddy excitement but r...