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Subject: Re: Paging Dope1, Mike, Righties
Date: 09/12/2024 5:37 PM
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Ahh, the venerable filibuster that assures the minority party a voice.

Schumer and dems want to get rid of it first chance they get.


The first chance they get was in 2017. When they had a huge list of things they wanted to get done (Green New Deal, voting bill of rights, comprehensive immigration reform, policing reform, student loan reform, and a host of other priorities) that were getting killed by the filibuster. And they didn't get rid of it. Because they did not have the votes to do so.

They like to talk about getting rid of it, because it frustrates their base a lot. And if their base thinks that the filibuster might go away, then they might be more energized to vote.

But when push comes to shove, the Dems did not - and don't have - the voters to abolish the filibuster.
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