“The filibuster did not exist when the Senate was first invented. It didn’t come into existence until after all the Founding Fathers had passed away. It really was shepherded into existence by John C. Calhoun, who was a father of the Confederacy and the leading advocate for the slave power in the Senate during his time there.”
Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are the two Democratic senators who are blocking the Democrats from getting rid of the filibuster. Without it, the Democrats would be able to pass laws with a 50% vote, could ignore accommodating the Republicans and we could actually accomplish something. Their reasoning is that once the filibuster is gone, the Republicans would do the same thing once they were back in power. But, what’s to keep them from doing it whether the Democrats do or not? Democrats need to kill the filibuster, start fixing the country and make so much progress without the Republican obstruction that the voters never want to vote Republican again!!
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 3 years ago
This needs Manchin & Sinema, too.
brwydave Premium Member over 3 years ago
Hook it up, hook it up and turn it on.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Say it with me, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
S&C = Dismayed&Depressed over 3 years ago
That’s the problem with making rules of operation. At some point in the future, those rules are going to bite you.
Zev over 3 years ago
Hate to say it, but I have always seen Schumer as more ambitious than action-oriented.
hermit48 over 3 years ago
“The filibuster did not exist when the Senate was first invented. It didn’t come into existence until after all the Founding Fathers had passed away. It really was shepherded into existence by John C. Calhoun, who was a father of the Confederacy and the leading advocate for the slave power in the Senate during his time there.”
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/12/956145713/kill-switch-explores-how-senate-minority-uses-filibuster-to-protect-its-interest
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Schumer needs to start acting.
gcottay over 3 years ago
The Senate minority seems to want the death of the filibuster.
VadimUzdensky1 over 3 years ago
I thought Mitch McConnell dropped his demands about repealing the filibuster?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 3 years ago
We need the filibuster repealed. It benefits the reactionary white minority more than anyone else.
amethyst52 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Ditch the filibuster. We need to be as nasty and craven as the repubs.
Diane Lee Premium Member over 3 years ago
Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are the two Democratic senators who are blocking the Democrats from getting rid of the filibuster. Without it, the Democrats would be able to pass laws with a 50% vote, could ignore accommodating the Republicans and we could actually accomplish something. Their reasoning is that once the filibuster is gone, the Republicans would do the same thing once they were back in power. But, what’s to keep them from doing it whether the Democrats do or not? Democrats need to kill the filibuster, start fixing the country and make so much progress without the Republican obstruction that the voters never want to vote Republican again!!
streuny81@aol.com over 3 years ago
I don’t see where there could be a fire he’s all smoke, no fire !
359mxn over 3 years ago
If the straw man catches on fire let it burn.