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krawhitham

(5,009 posts)
14. It would be a very bad idea
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 01:55 PM
Sep 2024

Make a carve-out for two votes, Voting rights & Women's health (just like SCOTUS votes are carved out now). After that force them to do old school filibusters, they will break 99% of the time, only issues I see them not breaking on is Voting rights, Women's health, & border security


Just imagine the damage trump would have done in his first 2 years if he did not have a filibuster to deal with. The ACA would be gone, so would NATO, and we would currently have a National abortion bad


Getting rid of the fillibuster would allow one party who has just one good election cycle to completely reshape America, that is not a good thing. The GOP just had a good election cycle in 2016. If they have another they will fully enact Project 2025. if they don't have a fillibuster

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yes absolutely RJ_MacReady Sep 2024 #1
If I could eat all the chocolate I want without ruining my teeth or gaining weight Prairie Gates Sep 2024 #2
White chocolate is good too Polybius Sep 2024 #3
White chocolate is trash Prairie Gates Sep 2024 #7
Post of the Day krawhitham Sep 2024 #15
Yes and here's my main reason themaguffin Sep 2024 #4
Heck yes dsc Sep 2024 #5
I know why we want to do this.... Dorian Gray Sep 2024 #6
Yes but not doing it could also backfire on us standingtall Sep 2024 #11
Yes, it's abused. Liberal In Texas Sep 2024 #8
This election is still quite close FBaggins Sep 2024 #9
If we put the cart before the horse, will it improve steering? maxsolomon Sep 2024 #10
The filibuster does not rise to the 'original intent' bar sanatanadharma Sep 2024 #12
The Senate itself "goes against democracy" tinrobot Sep 2024 #13
It would be a very bad idea krawhitham Sep 2024 #14
Adding States would make it very hard for republicans standingtall Sep 2024 #16
I totally see your point Polybius Sep 2024 #20
Kill it dead, Dead, DEAD, then burn it and shoot the ashes into space. Fiendish Thingy Sep 2024 #17
Yes, but beware of the Law of Unintended Consequences when things don't always work out like you hope. elocs Sep 2024 #18
It doesn't need to be modified. It needs to be unmodified. GoCubsGo Sep 2024 #19
Flip the rules MurrayDelph Sep 2024 #21
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