{"id":13661,"date":"2013-12-05T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/articles\/action-let-your-senator-know-you-want-real-reform\/"},"modified":"2013-12-05T04:14:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T04:14:00","slug":"action-let-your-senator-know-you-want-real-reform","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/articles\/action-let-your-senator-know-you-want-real-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTION: Ipaalam sa Iyong Senador na Gusto Mo ng Tunay na Reporma"},"template":"","class_list":["post-13661","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Don't settle for watered-down reforms that maintain the status quo","featured_image":null,"article_type":1103,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7858}"],"related_issues":[134,136,165,2065,2082],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

Ang Kongreso ay kung saan mamamatay ang magagandang ideya.<\/p>

There's plenty of smart folks in this country thinking up new ways to help lots of Americans. Once those ideas enter the Capitol, unfortunately, the only way they're coming out is watered down and loaded up with special interest pork, if they make it out at all.<\/p>

One of the biggest reasons for this gridlock is the systematic abuse of the filibuster we've seen in recent years. Now, bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate, and that's 10 more Senators that have to get their Cornhusker Kickback before we can make any real progress.<\/p>

That's because right now, all a Senator has to do to shut down a bill is magdeklara ng filibustero, pagkatapos ay lumayo<\/a>. There's absolutely nothing to stop partisans from filibustering almost bawat<\/em> bill\"and that's exactly what we saw in the 112ika<\/sup> Kongreso, ang hindi gaanong produktibo sa kasaysayan.<\/p>

That's why three reform-minded Senators, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, and Tom Udall, have proposed a return to the \"talking filibuster.\" If a Senator wants to obstruct the legislative process, they should have to publicly stand by what they're doing<\/a> and pay the political price for it. Imagine if Strom Thurmond had the option of filibustering silently\" he might never have been shamed into letting the Civil Rights Act pass.<\/p>

Unfortunately, even these reformers' great idea isn't immune to watering down. Last week, a coalition of Ang mga senador ay nagmungkahi ng mas mahinang hanay ng mga reporma sa mga tuntunin<\/a> sinadya upang i-scuttle ang Harkin-Merkley-Udall package.<\/p>

What's troubling is that there is real momentum for stronger reform that would raise the stakes on a policy of obstruction, and it would be a shame to toss that aside with a temporary watered-down measure that won't make filibustering any harder. Without a talking filibuster requirement, these reforms simply maintain the status quo and would incentivize obstruction for obstruction's sake.<\/p>

That's why today, Common Cause and our partners in the Fix The Senate coalition are holding a day of action. Do your part and kunin ang telepono ngayon at tumawag sa 1-866-937-5062 para ipaalam sa iyong Senador na gusto mo ang nagsasalita ng filibuster<\/strong>. We've come too far to give up now\" it's time to make our voices heard.<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nACTION: Let Your Senator Know You Want Real Reform - Common Cause<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/mga-artikulo-2\/action-let-your-senator-know-you-want-real-reform\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ACTION: Let Your Senator Know You Want Real Reform\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/mga-artikulo-2\/action-let-your-senator-know-you-want-real-reform\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CommonCause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CC-Share-Graphic-Main9.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CommonCause\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/articles\/action-let-your-senator-know-you-want-real-reform\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/articles\/action-let-your-senator-know-you-want-real-reform\/\",\"name\":\"ACTION: Let Your Senator Know You Want Real Reform - 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