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You'll have to take that up with the
Washington Monthly
where they state:
"Likewise, the public also doesn't realize that abuse has gotten completely out of control --
from 1949 to 1970, there were 30 cloture votes. In just 2009, there were 39."
Or, provide evidence their numbers are wrong.
Who says they are wrong? What I am saying but you are ignoring is the FACT that the Republicans didn't have the votes to prevent cloture without Democrat support.
What I am also saying and you are ignoring is the chart you posted stops at 2008 and includes only the 2007-2008 Congress which was controlled by the Democrats with a Republican in the WH. Notice the large spike in that chart? Why would Republicans block legislation with a Republican President who could veto the legislation? What I believe happened was the Democrats blocked GOP legislation to keep Bush from signing it. Seems you don't have a problem with that happening.
Block is your term, I said filibuster. Perhaps we need to review the definition of filibuster, because I think we are talking oranges and apples here
"A filibuster, or "speaking or talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body whereby one attempts to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a proposal by extending a debate on that proposal. A popular saying is "filibuster it to death!"
Filibuster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia~
A filibuster does block legislation from being brought to a vote thus it is blocked.
Here are some that I thought were most critical ~
The Stimulus bill, Health Care Reform, energy bill to extend incentives for wind and solar and reduce some tax breaks for oil companies, and blocking a routine nomination to the National Labor Relations Board at a time of high unemployment.
Again the Stimulus bill became law in January 2009 and has done nothing to create jobs as we are still losing jobs. The focus was on spending for pet Democrat constituent groups and growing the size of govt. not helping the private sector.
The Healthcare bill passed in the House and then the Senate on Christmas Eve so who filibustered those bills? Looks to me like you are confused about this entire issue and your problem is with the Democratic Party.