Sen. Tom Udall will call on the Senate to exercise its constitutional right to adopt its rules of procedure by a simple majority vote. Let the Majority Rule: Why the filibuster is OK for Democrats but not for Republicans. Thomas Geoghegan on the case for busting the filibuster. The belief that the filibuster is okay, but minority parties should just use it less often and start acting nicer is the equivalent of the belief that the financial system was totally fine, there just needs to be less greed and more caution. Daniel Franklin on getting rid of the U.S. Senate, a dangerous (and undemocratic) institution (and more). From The Nation, Lawrence Lessig on how to get our democracy back: There will be no change until we change Congress. A study in paralysis: The fate of health-care reform is a test-case in

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