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Democratic Primaries

BeyondGeography

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Reply to Turin_C3PO (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 13, 2019, 12:38 PM

Jul 2019

Nothing big will ever happen with the filibuster in place. People say that without it you wouldn’t have Obamacare. But first you would have had a far more robust Obamacare with a public option which could have made it untouchable. We need to take that chance if we are going to change the trajectory in this country.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Inslee knocks Sanders, 2020 rivals over filibuster support [View all] brooklynite Jul 2019 OP

He's right. Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #1

+1 BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #4

Good shanny Jul 2019 #2

It wasn't Harry Reid dsc Jul 2019 #3

more fools they. shanny Jul 2019 #5

Filibuster ensures the minority is heard bucolic_frolic Jul 2019 #6

I have no problem with them being heard dsc Jul 2019 #7