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And without the filibuster any legislation passed in 2021-22 could be wiped out in the blink of an eye by the current congress. Yes, it's possible they will kill the filibuster. But if Dems killed it back in 2021 there is zero doubt what would be happening now.
Comment by shoshinatl at 03/02/2025 at 16:33 UTC
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I agree that there were some bold actions they didn't take because of precedent, etc. But they didn't take all of the actions they could've, like say, making it unconstitutional for a felon to run for office (seem like table stakes) and gutting the electoral college as much as possible without constitutional amendments.
If they did take every action they could, then this country's form of government is absolute crap.
Comment by lazyFer at 03/02/2025 at 16:36 UTC
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Asymmetric warfare. Republicans generally don't need to worry about a filibuster because they don't do things that require legislation that can be blocked by a filibuster. There are carve outs for "budget" related things that can just get a straight up or down vote.
The filibuster hurts Dems far far more than Republicans...and Republicans fucking know it.