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Big Blue Marble

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3. I do not want the filibuster ended.

Reply to EndGOPPropaganda (Original post)

Fri Feb 22, 2019, 07:54 PM

Feb 2019

It has saved our bacon more often than not. We need to have a national discussion as to have
better balanced representation in the Senate. Small states do currently have too much power.

End the filibuster and watch the end of most of what remains of the safety net for starters.
We cannot expect to always hold the balance of power in this erratic political climate.
The filibuster acts as a break sometimes the only one. We saw it just in the last two
years over and over as Trump railed against the filibuster. It was the only institution
that stopped the rollover by the right.

I say keep it!

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

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Ending the filibuster is critical. And only Liz Warren supports ending it. [View all] EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 OP

loss of the judicial filibuster is why R's are stacking all the courts right now and for decades... hlthe2b Feb 2019 #1

If we had been willing to nuke shanny Feb 2019 #4

Exactly how, with R's holding Senate & refusing Garland a hearing or vote, might we have prevailed? hlthe2b Feb 2019 #6

Why were Rs able to take the Senate? shanny Feb 2019 #12

Gerrymandering for the House, Voter Suppression for Senate. Perhaps you might want to google that... hlthe2b Feb 2019 #18

Very helpful in Senate races and governorships. shanny Feb 2019 #20

oh honey shanny Feb 2019 #24

Oh, honey, you STILL haven't answered why exactly Merrick Garland would have been confirmed hlthe2b Feb 2019 #25

See! You can do offense! I'm proud of you. shanny Feb 2019 #26

meh... you are not worth my Friday evening... Knock yourself out. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #27

Yes- bold! Exactly. nm EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #23

Thank you! This is all well explained by Beutler in the article. EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #8

Thank you too. shanny Feb 2019 #19

Sorry but this is naive: GOP was just waiting to nuke it EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #13

That is NOT what I asked. I asked you to address YOUR claim that we could have gotten Garland hlthe2b Feb 2019 #16

That wasn't me, and I asked you to address Gorsuch and Kavanaugh EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #21

Sorry but are you aware you are talking to-- shanny Feb 2019 #28

Your twin. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #30

Still waiting... Guess you don't actually have an answer to that, do you? hlthe2b Feb 2019 #22

I'm not convinced. That cuts both ways. mobeau69 Feb 2019 #2

Read this. The filibuster helps only Republicans at this time. EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #10

I do not want the filibuster ended. Big Blue Marble Feb 2019 #3

Noooooooo!! Read the article! EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #9

When one party holds the House and Senate it is wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #5

I'm with her. shanny Feb 2019 #7

Keep the filibuster. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #11

If you want Republicans to have control of America indefinitely, sure EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #15

Nah, I want to be able to stop them. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #29

Really, read the article. Keeping the filibuster means submitting to minority GOP rule EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #34

I have a degree in political science. I think I know what a filibuster means. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #35

Must end the filibuster if we want to avoid GOP control for decades. EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #37

You certainly seem sure of yourself, but I'm not buying what you are selling. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #40

Republicans want the filibuster: they know. Please read these articles. EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #43

Nope. The filibuster is why we still have the ACA Recursion Feb 2019 #14

Nope. The filibuster is why the ACA has been unpopular and therefore vulnerable. shanny Feb 2019 #31

I agree with this. Volaris Feb 2019 #17

Well said. shanny Feb 2019 #32

If we don't remove the filibuster, 90%-95% of the Democratic agenda is DOA. LonePirate Feb 2019 #33

Right. And the GOP judges are going nowhere then. EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #36

If this happens, we better have the House, Senate, and the Presidency. WordsMatter Feb 2019 #38

Well yes- that's the only way to fix the country. EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #39

Ya I know... WordsMatter Feb 2019 #41

not a fan of that idea by any means Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #42

I agree completely. And nice article! Very well-reasoned. DSV Feb 2019 #44

Cannot rec this enough kcr Feb 2019 #45

End the Senate, where before long 2/3 of the population will be represented by 1/3 of the Senate. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #46