The Senate “should reform the filibuster as a way to end partisan gridlock,” Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) said Wednesday, The Hill reports.
Bayh, who cited partisanship and incivility as reasons for his retirement, said the filibuster has been used by the Republican minority too frequently.
“Now it’s being routinely used to frustrate even low level presidential appointees,” Bayh told MSNBC. “So perhaps the threshold should be lowered again.”
Bayh noted that the Senate had previously lowered the threshold for ending debate to 60 votes from 67. The Indiana Democrat said it may be time to lower that to 55.
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