Democratic Senators Question Filibuster Even as Party Uses It to Block SAVE America Act

Two Democratic senators said at a Georgetown University forum on March 23 that the Senate filibuster has “outlived its usefulness” and “stymied debate,” even as their party relies on the rule to block passage of the SAVE America Act. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who is leaving the Senate to run for governor of Colorado, said, “I think it’s outlived its usefulness,” during the forum broadcast on C-SPAN, hosted by Georgetown, and moderated by former Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). “I think that it was not part of the original framework of our Constitution. I think the founders of this country—we don’t have to do everything they told us to do— but I think the founders, sometimes they’re invoked to support the filibuster,” he said....