GOP OBSTRUCTIONISM REACHES 'ASTONISHING' LEVEL.... For Americans who wonder why it seems like nothing gets done in Washington, the answer couldn't be more obvious.
The frequency of filibusters -- plus threats to use them -- are measured by the number of times the upper chamber votes on cloture. Such votes test the majority's ability to hold together 60 members to break a filibuster.
Last year, the first of the 111th Congress, there were a record 112 cloture votes. In the first two months of 2010, the number already exceeds 40.
That means, with 10 months left to run in the 111th Congress, Republicans have turned to the filibuster or threatened its use at a pace that will more than triple the old record. [emphasis added]
Political science professor Jim Riddlesperger told the AP, ''The numbers are astonishing in this Congress."
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