Narrow Control Of Senate Raises Specter Of Filibuster Reform Again - Alex Wagner - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Senator Michael Bennet, newly reelected from Colorado, talks with Alex Wagner about whether Democrats will consider getting rid of the filibuster if they hold control of the Senate with another narrow majority.

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[ColinC]

1. How when 2 senators are against it and only 49 are for it

Assuming Warnock wins the runoff

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Joe Biden has been calling for it if we have a majority - and he's one experienced former senator!

He wants to eliminate the filibuster and to codify Roe v Wade.

[ColinC]

7. Manchin and sienna are against it tho

And they are super stubborn. Without them, you would need 50 votes. If Warnock wins, that is only 49

[33taw]

12. We won't codify Roe without the house.

[SheltieLover]

13. Absofuckingloutely!

[ColinC]

2. Maybe if they pass DC statehood as a reconciliation bill

Then reform the filibuster?

[Rhiannon12866]

3. They've been hoping that for years! It's even on their license plates!

[ColinC]

8. I think that should be step one at this point.

Maybe start with firing the parliamentarian for one that would let reconciliation be used for statehood

[Rhiannon12866]

10. That's a great idea! You're right, we need some serious changes, starting next session.

[SheltieLover]

14. Great idea!

[groundloop]

5. To my feeble little brain filibuster reform won't help us all that much without the House.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I count 22 House races still yet to be called...

[ColinC]

9. And at least 15 leaning towards Dems

7 tossups i think

[Rhiannon12866]

11. So we could still do it?

Now that would be historic - and long overdue. We need to get rid of the nut jobs, but unfortunately my extremist Rep. here in New York - a "blue" state - was just reelected.