]> 2026-04-10T09:42:37+00:00 Ornstein Filibuster Lie 2 - Workflow 0 en The framers feared 'the tyranny of the majority.' Filibuster proponents often argue that the Constitution’s framers intended to obstruct decisions by simple majorities. In defense of the filibuster, Lewis & Clark Law School professor James Huffman wrote in the Hill that James Madison “would likely think it a brilliant innovation for preventing majority tyranny.” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) wrote in the New York Times in 2019 that the filibuster is “central to the order the Constitution sets forth,” citing Madison’s view that the Senate ought to function as an “additional impediment” and a “complicated check” on the House. Ornstein says this is a lie. McConnell is lying. But other than the explicit constitutional requirements for supermajorities, such as to approve treaties, the framers were foursquare for majority votes. Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist 22 that allowing minorities to overrule the majority would cause “tedious delays; continual negotiation and intrigue; contemptible compromises of the public good.” Congressional Research Service scholar Walter J. Oleszek has noted: “Overall, the Framers generally favored decision-making by simple majority vote. This view is buttressed by the grant of a vote to the Vice President (Article I, section 3) in those cases where the Senators are ‘equally divided.’” This provision makes clear that the Constitution’s drafters expected that most decisions would be made by majority vote. AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f Workflow User:Rht5 User:Bas 5 User:Merel2 User:Frank Ornstein Filibuster Lie 2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-the-filibuster/2022/01/07/7c374788-6e4d-11ec-b9fc-b394d592a7a6_story.html <b>The framers feared 'the tyranny of the majority.'</b> No done done Settled Myths are Lies Ornstein Filibuster Lie 2 - Workflow 2022-01-19T16:35:36Z 2459599.1913889 Ornstein Filibuster Lie 2 - Workflow 1294 0 1 plainlist 4 [[Class::Suit]] [[Case ID::AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f]] Ornstein Filibuster Lie 2 - Workflow# QUERY2785af9ae9e8eae60149371c9ddbc389 Verdict:AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/1 3000 en AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/1 Verdict:AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/2 3000 en AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/2 Verdict:AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/3 3000 en AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/3 Verdict:AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/4 3000 en AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/4 Verdict:AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/5 3000 en AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/5 Verdict:AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/6 3000 en AfdBfj6dc6afDbf0fd3f/6 Ornstein Filibuster Lie 2 0 en Ornstein Filibuster Lie 2 Participant/194 0 en Participant/194 Participant/195 0 en Participant/195 Participant/196 0 en Participant/196 Participant/197 0 en Participant/197 Participant/198 0 en Participant/198 Workflow 102 en Workflow