Dodd: Filibuster Reform Is “Foolish”, “I’m Totally Opposed”

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There are a whole host of obstacles preventing Democrats from passing filibuster reform in the Senate. One of them is fellow Democrats.

On Wednesday morning, retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) threw a big wrench in the plans put forth by his Senate colleagues to restrict the minority party’s ability to stop or slow legislative activity.

“I’m totally opposed to the idea of changing the filibuster rules,” the Connecticut Democrat said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”. “I think that’s foolish in my view. You can write all the rules you want. At the end of the day if the chemistry isn’t there [it won't work].”

A lion of the Senate and a leading voice within his party, Dodd’s remarks are inherently protective of the institution he’s set to leave following the 2010 elections. But they don’t exactly jibe with emerging sentiment within the Democratic Party. Currently there are two proposals being discussed that would change or even fully eliminate the filibuster’s use. As high a figure as Majority Whip Dick Duribn (D-Ill) has offered his support for seeing filibuster reform enacted.

via Dodd: Filibuster Reform Is “Foolish”, “I’m Totally Opposed” VIDEO.