EPISODE · Jul 4, 2021 · 8 MIN
Ep. 13 - The Filibuster & The For The People Act
from The Economics Review · host Aadi Golchha
Ending the filibuster is a bad idea. In 1787, during the Constitutional Convention, James Madison—who is often referred to as the Father of the Constitution—described the Senate as “a necessary fence” which would protect “the people against their rulers” and from “the transient impressions into which they themselves might be led.”
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Ending the filibuster is a bad idea. In 1787, during the Constitutional Convention, James Madison—who is often referred to as the Father of the Constitution—described the Senate as “a necessary fence” which would protect “the people against their rulers” and from “the transient impressions into which they themselves might be led.”
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