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5. Well, the only thing that seems to be on the agenda was tax cuts and judicial nominations

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #1)

Sun May 30, 2021, 05:08 PM

May 2021

They didn’t need to nuke the filibuster for tax cuts and one thing that required the filibuster proof majority was SCOTUS confirmations, and they nuked the filibuster when they had to.

If they want something as bad as they want a SCOTUS seat, they’ll nuke the filibuster.

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If the Democrats in the Senate don't change the filibuster rule [View all] prodigitalson May 2021 OP

Why didn't they do it when they owned the House, Senate, and White House? JustABozoOnThisBus May 2021 #1

They knew they were gonna lose it Fullduplexxx May 2021 #2

Because they don't govern, they just obfuscate Bev54 May 2021 #3

Well, the only thing that seems to be on the agenda was tax cuts and judicial nominations In It to Win It May 2021 #5

They understood way back in the 1980s/90s that they couldn't hold onto the congress erronis May 2021 #4

100% nt doc03 May 2021 #6

There appear to be enough Senators of both parties Locutusofborg May 2021 #7