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krawhitham

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14. It would be a very bad idea

Wed Sep 25, 2024, 12:55 PM

Sep 25

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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If Democrats win the Presidency, House, and remain in control of the Senate, should we eliminate the filibuster? [View all] Polybius Sep 25 OP

yes absolutely RJ_MacReady Sep 25 #1

If I could eat all the chocolate I want without ruining my teeth or gaining weight Prairie Gates Sep 25 #2

White chocolate is good too Polybius Sep 25 #3

White chocolate is trash Prairie Gates Sep 25 #7

Post of the Day krawhitham Sep 25 #15

Yes and here's my main reason themaguffin Sep 25 #4

Heck yes dsc Sep 25 #5

I know why we want to do this.... Dorian Gray Sep 25 #6

Yes but not doing it could also backfire on us standingtall Sep 25 #11

Yes, it's abused. Liberal In Texas Sep 25 #8

This election is still quite close FBaggins Sep 25 #9

If we put the cart before the horse, will it improve steering? maxsolomon Sep 25 #10

The filibuster does not rise to the 'original intent' bar sanatanadharma Sep 25 #12

The Senate itself "goes against democracy" tinrobot Sep 25 #13

It would be a very bad idea krawhitham Sep 25 #14

Adding States would make it very hard for republicans standingtall Sep 25 #16

I totally see your point Polybius Sep 26 #20

Kill it dead, Dead, DEAD, then burn it and shoot the ashes into space. Fiendish Thingy Sep 25 #17

Yes, but beware of the Law of Unintended Consequences when things don't always work out like you hope. elocs Sep 25 #18

It doesn't need to be modified. It needs to be unmodified. GoCubsGo Sep 25 #19

Flip the rules MurrayDelph Sep 26 #21