Weekly Debate Thread

[SuperMasterGamer]

In light of a very recent occurence, I'm going to highjack this thread and ask for everyone's opinions on filibustering.

Is it really democratic to block the vote of a majority government ? Or do certain situations warrant blocking democracy in favour of avoiding a ridiculous bill being passed ?

Should filibuster threats that aren't followed through be penalised (as they often scare the other party and shut down a bill) ?

Well, if the bill was ridiculous then yes. Otherwise, maybe not.

I'm more towards the gray side of things so I can't really say.