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Wounded Bear

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4. Back in the day, fillibusters were rare and shit got passed with bare majorities all the time...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 11:02 AM

Jan 2021

Hell, much of the wrangling before the Civil War involved creating new states and keeping the "balance" between free and slave states. Then, the slave states tried to take their ball and go home. We all know how that turned out.

Requiring 60% to pass anything is not democratic at all. It is a way for the minority party to control things by shutting them down.

This crap of a single Senator shutting down debate and of having 40% of them stopping everything has to end.

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Democrats to Rebuff McConnell's Filibuster Demands [View all] babylonsister Jan 2021 OP

Certainly we should treat McConnell exactly the way he treated us. Walleye Jan 2021 #1

I'll bet Moscow Mitch hates being referred to as a "minority" SledDriver Jan 2021 #2

We Faux pas Jan 2021 #3

Back in the day, fillibusters were rare and shit got passed with bare majorities all the time... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #4

Amen. If there is to be a filibuster, at least require that it be real. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #14

No quarter for obstructionists determined to prevent us from saving democracy, Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #5

Hear us ROAR! Wawannabe Jan 2021 #6

McConnell, the self proclaimed grim reaper, is single handedly responsible for TryLogic Jan 2021 #7

Why not reform the legislative filibuster? meow2u3 Jan 2021 #8

I know....what goes around ALWAYS COMES AROUND......2 years comes extremely fast a kennedy Jan 2021 #16

Filibuster is a flawed remnant of Jim Crow. It needs to go. Tommymac Jan 2021 #9

Fuck "do nothing" Mitch! bif Jan 2021 #10

McConnell had no plan... cannabis_flower Jan 2021 #11

The filibuster has outlived any usefulness. BlueIdaho Jan 2021 #12

My promise to keep the filibuster has as much Alpeduez21 Jan 2021 #13

Any fool knows-- Richard58 Jan 2021 #15

Fuck the schmuck. moondust Jan 2021 #17

Say no to legislative terrorists. Dawson Leery Jan 2021 #18

Yes! Nitram Jan 2021 #19

The fascist can go pound sand. nt Hotler Jan 2021 #20

Two Word Response Best_man23 Jan 2021 #21