Make Congress Legislate Again
Congress Make Congress Legislate Again There are better ways to encourage more regular lawmaking than abolishing the filibuster. Adler | 8.18.2026 8:48 AM Congress has not engaged in regular lawmaking for some time. Does this require structural reform, such as abolishing the filibuster?
- ▪Congress Make Congress Legislate Again There are better ways to encourage more regular lawmaking than abolishing the filibuster.
- ▪Adler | 8.18.2026 8:48 AM Congress has not engaged in regular lawmaking for some time.
- ▪Does this require structural reform, such as abolishing the filibuster?
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Congress Make Congress Legislate Again There are better ways to encourage more regular lawmaking than abolishing the filibuster. Jonathan H. Adler | 8.18.2026 8:48 AM Congress has not engaged in regular lawmaking for some time. Does this require structural reform, such as abolishing the filibuster? Some seem to think so. I am skeptical. If Congress is reluctant to legislate, there will be difficulty cobbling together the requisite number of votes whether 51 or 60 votes are required. If there is insufficient reason to craft a legislative vehicle that can pass, it will not get passed. Legislative quiescence is a serious problem, but it is not as if Congress never acts. Must-pass legislation gets enacted, albeit often after much consternation (and the occasional government shutdown).
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