Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100902:13:28:00
>> we ask has the filibuster outlived the use? let's go to senate producer ken strickland. do the case for and against. we have been tehearing about th case against. why do people argue for getting rid of the filibuster? >> basically the people frustrated with the filibuster look at it from this perspective. say the senate democrats. they have a strong majority of voters on their side that support legislation and they may have 59, they need 60 to break the filibuster and perceived that 60 is the new 50. historically, used to 67 so things have gotten better. when the founding fathers created th...
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