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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswill the thugs kill the filibuster?
i’m betting yes. it has served them sooooo well. they know how powerful it is.
which is y they wont want dems to have it. it’s our only hope. they know it.
they’ll kill it.
what do u think?
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bullimiami
(14,032 posts)Walleye
(39,304 posts)displacedvermoter
(3,646 posts)From his comfortable retirement
ck4829
(36,879 posts)mopinko
(72,208 posts)they’ve got 52.
I was hoping for some of these guardrails I keep hearing about.
mopinko
(72,208 posts)Renew Deal
(83,738 posts)But McCain is gone and Manchin and Sinema are almost gone.
Polybius
(19,645 posts)I heard Rick Scott say that he would too, although he may be lying.
Autumn
(47,636 posts)Polybius
(19,645 posts)She has to move to the left in order to win in Maine.
Autumn
(47,636 posts)in office.
Polybius
(19,645 posts)I think Collins is vulnerable for reelection, but we'll see. Maybe I'm just being hopeful.
Autumn
(47,636 posts)Gore1FL
(22,369 posts)If they get rid of it, it will be a long-term good.
mopinko
(72,208 posts)but in the meantime, it leaves us at a biigggg disadvantage.
Polybius
(19,645 posts)Even Rick Scott said he'd oppose it (no link, but saw him on CNN the other day), and I'm sure Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins will too.
BlueTsunami2018
(4,273 posts)I’m quite sure they have ALEC style legislation already printed up and ready to go. They’re going to move so fast your head will spin. This is the moment they’ve been waiting sixty-five years or so for.
This is the end.
Happy Hoosier
(8,860 posts)Why wouldn’t they? They cannot enact their fascist agenda unless they kill the filibuster.
W_HAMILTON
(8,848 posts)If, by chance, there is some policy they still can't get through with the rules in place by bypassing the filibuster (e.g., through reconciliation, simple majority appointments, etc.) that they really want to get passed, then they will eliminate it for that.
dsc
(52,850 posts)The fact is, the filibuster, as it is currently set up is a very one way weapon in their favor. They can appoint who they want to both the administration and the judiciary, they can cut taxes to their hearts content. and they can get rid of regulation all without triggering the filibuster. But when we are in power, we can't enact laws for our priorities without 60 votes.
Renew Deal
(83,738 posts)It seems that most people recognize that it's a problem that has caused gridlock and dissatisfaction with the government. It should be gotten rid of ASAP.