Earlier this month, 300 historians, political scientists, and legal scholars delivered a petition to the 112th Congress. Citing the “sorry spectacle of one bill after another being defeated in the Senate despite having a majority of senators voting for it,” they asked incoming Senators to:

Restore majority rule to the United States Senate by revising the rules that now require the concurrence of 60 members before legislation can be brought to the floor for debate and restoring majority vote for the passage of bills.

Now, as the rules reform push continues, a leading Johns Hopkins scholar is renewing his call for action. Professor Toby Ditz wrote to his colleagues on the History News Network:

A continued public drumroll is important: senators should know that the public is dismayed about the current condition of the Senate and wants to see majority rule restored... our most effective tool by far is the op-ed piece. If you are not ready to dash off an editorial, letters or e-mails to your own senators and to others are fine. If you feel strongly about reform, this is an excellent time to express your views.

You can join the campaign, too! Send a letter to the editor of your local paper now expressing your views on the issue. Or, send a message to your Senator asking him or her to support Senate rules reform.

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