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What Next - Scrapping the Senate Filibuster

What Next - Scrapping the Senate Filibuster

What would be so bad about a Senate that actually did things?

Slate News · Slate Podcasts

September 3, 201916m 10s

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Show Notes

What would it look like if the U.S. Senate ditched its filibuster rule, allowing legislation to pass with just a simple majority?

Guest: Slate staff writer Jim Newell.

Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon.

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