tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post1335868622182688373..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-71763709145320760892010-01-06T10:32:25.673-08:002010-01-06T10:32:25.673-08:00Important point, Sir. The cloture actually preser...Important point, Sir. The cloture actually preserves the majority rule, though, doesn't it? It's an anti-filibuster motion. Wilson wanted the cloture so that the isolationists would NOT prevent his war bill from passing--as far as I can tell.<br /><br />Historically, at least, the very conception of the senate was to prevent a pure representative democracy, I believe. What was it, Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-47847952631061369592010-01-06T02:20:29.621-08:002010-01-06T02:20:29.621-08:00Cloture was introduced in 1917, in the wake of a L...Cloture was introduced in 1917, in the wake of a LaFollette led small minority of the Senate having kept Wilson's ship-arming (and thus WWI-starting) legislation from coming to a vote.CharleyCarphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367092598444103753noreply@blogger.com