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Kablooie

(19,115 posts)
Thu Apr 8, 2021, 01:12 PM Apr 2021

If Democrats don't kill the filibuster the Republicans certainly will. [View all]

Republicans now see American Democracy as a threat they want to eliminate.
The draconian voting laws states are passing and fighting to preserve demonstrate this.

Once they hold the Senate again they will certainly present bills to protect Republican dominance.
If the filibuster remains THEY will kill it so they can pass their laws with a simple majority.

The only way to protect against this is to pass laws right now, before the next election, to prevent this kind of abuse.

The filibuster will go down one way or the other either in service of protecting democracy or eliminating it.
If Democrats don't kill the filibuster now to protect our democracy the Republicans will soon kill it to establish a permanent majority.

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