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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Tue Mar 23, 2021, 06:32 PM Mar 2021

Just one more gigantic reason to kill the filibuster....

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Repukes cannot govern so we must end the greatest challenge to our democracy, the Jim Crow filibuster...

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Just one more gigantic reason to kill the filibuster.... (Original Post) pbmus Mar 2021 OP

Problem is, even without the fillibuster, we have Dems who vote with the gun lobby... Wounded Bear Mar 2021 #1

"It's Unclear Whether Democrats Can Find 10 repubs To Sign On" SoCalDavidS Mar 2021 #2

Admittedly ignorant question about the filibuster here... Shermann Mar 2021 #3

Exactly.. pbmus Mar 2021 #5

It's finally the time to talk about it lame54 Mar 2021 #4

Wounded Bear

(58,604 posts)

1. Problem is, even without the fillibuster, we have Dems who vote with the gun lobby...

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 06:38 PM

Mar 2021

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)

2. "It's Unclear Whether Democrats Can Find 10 repubs To Sign On"

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 06:43 PM

Mar 2021

TEN?

THEY WON'T GET ONE!!!

And they probably won't even get Manchin.

America!!!

Shermann

(7,399 posts)

3. Admittedly ignorant question about the filibuster here...

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 07:36 PM

Mar 2021

Why was it not used by the Republicans on the $1.9 trillion stimulus law? Did that fall under "budget reconciliation" which made it exempt from the filibuster?

pbmus

(12,422 posts)

5. Exactly..

Reply to Shermann (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 07:45 PM

Mar 2021

lame54

(35,267 posts)

4. It's finally the time to talk about it

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 07:38 PM

Mar 2021

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