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Battle for the Constitution: Week of August 31, 2020 Roundup

September 4, 2020 | by

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American life, in partnership with The Atlantic.

The Smart Way to Fix the Filibuster

By Norm Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

Norm Ornstein argues that, if Democrats win control of the presidency, the Senate, and the House, instead of eliminating the filibuster, they should adjust it to require at least 40 senators act to stop the Senate from voting on a bill.

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