Fix the Senate. End the filibuster.

"[Senators] tend to see themselves as a House of Lords."
-Congressman Jim Clyburn, Democratic Whip, the third ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives.

The Senate is broken. The Senate is why we don't have a public option as part of health care reform. The Senate is why we haven't addressed global warming. The Senate is why a significant percentage of appointments to the Obama administration remain vacant, crippling the administration's ability to do its job.

And the tool being used by the enemies of progress in the Senate is abuse of Rule 22: the filibuster.

The Republicans are obstructionist. And so-called Democrats like Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, and Mary Landrieu are feckless. They exploit the filibuster to extort special deals for their states and their corporate benefactors while undermining good legislation.

It's time to fix the problem and remove the tool they're abusing.

It's time to end the filibuster.

Don't think that somehow preserving the filibuster will protect Democrats later: the first thing the Republicans will do if they gain control is jettison Rule 22 so that they can do what they want. At this point were just crippling ourselves and its time to stop.

Sign our petition today.

Sign the petition

The petition reads:

"Save our democracy by ending the Senate filibuster and restoring Constitutional majority rules to Congress."

Complete the following to sign the petition. You'll receive periodic updates on offers and activism opportunities from CREDO and Blue America.

Email:*

First Name:*

Last Name:*

Street Address:*

City:*

State:*

ZIP:*

OPTIONAL:

Send me urgent issues and election information as text message alerts** on my mobile phone:

Mobile #:

Mobile Carrier:

Additional message for Senators Chuck Schumer and Bob Bennet, the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee :

** Standard text messaging charges will apply. Text back "stop" to 27336 at any time to unsubscribe. You may receive an email, text message or call from CREDO Action or one of our partners.