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Originally Posted by dreamer12345
what wears down our institution is creating a god damn unelected "parliamentarian" position overruling the will of the people in the first place. Your realize that's why the position was created right? You think the framers wrote that post in?
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That's not even accurate.
The parliamentarian was created because
someone has to interpret the rules that the Senate themselves created. Yes, the Senate creates their own rules, just like any other institution, just like your school and place of employment has internal rules.
Listen, I'm as upset as anyone regarding her opinion, but the forum is misdirecting their energy. The immigration provision in the reconciliation bill was against the rules, fine, then change the rules. Get rid of the filibuster.