Joe Manchin is Right.

[LonePirate]

38. You are making a massive (and incorrect) assumption that regular changes of control are coming.

I completely disagree with the constant part. First, there might an initial changeover in control as each party rushes to push through their backlog. However, after that initial rush and after things are blocked by presidential vetoes or Supreme Court rulings, that tide of reactive legislation opposed by the other party will decrease dramatically. That will stem the turnover you're needlessly worried about.

Also, despite the fluke of the 2016 election, the chances of a Republican returning to the White House anytime soon, barring a significant economic downturn, are slim, even with the malfeasance of Republican state legislatures. GA is not reverting red as it is the new CO or VA. TX is knocking on the Dems door and it will turn blue in either 2024 or 2028. That's lights out for Republicans at the presidential level when that happens. FL becomes inconsequential and even it is not guaranteed to be in the red column for every election. A Dem president stops the bulk of the Republican horrors which prevents a lot of the turnover you fear.

Still, fear is never a valid reason to maintain an anti-democratic rule not supported by the Constitution. Supporting the filibuster is simply declaring your opposition to current American democracy while hiding behind the entirely speculative belief that the future will be worse without the filibuster. Ignoring the problems of today while cowering to a completely uncertain and unlikely fate in the future is what is actually absurd,