Claim(permalink)
Getting rid of the filibuster "would be the end of the Senate as it was originally devised and created going back to our Founding Fathers.”
✓factcheckorg rating: not credible; published on 2018-01-23
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2018-01-23
Entities
MarsGeorge StephanopoulosArticle One of the United States ConstitutionQuorumPopulismDick DurbinThis Week (American TV program)Democratic-Republican PartyNuclear optionAaronJohn Quincy AdamsFederal government of the United StatesFounding Fathers of the United StatesHamilton Academical F.C.James MadisonFilibusterConstitutional amendmentGovernment shutdowns in the United StatesPolitical partyParty leaders of the United States SenateAmerican Civil WarAmerican Broadcasting CompanyMitch McConnellParliament of the United KingdomConstitution of the United StatesUnited States SenateUnited States CongressPresident of the United StatesDonald TrumpUnited States Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationMajority ruleFederalist PartyParliamentary procedureCongressional Research ServiceConstituent assemblyGeorge Washington UniversityCommon goodLegislative chamber