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Thread. The argument against ending the filibuster is that Democrats will not always be the majority and would want to use the filibuster then. This is not true, I will explain. #TyrannyOfTheMinority #Congress
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It is all about ownership and accountability. Republicans know most of their policy proposals are unpopular and, if they were ever to enact them, then the truth of their unpopularity would be unmasked. So they rely upon the excuse that Democrats provide them...
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“Well we tried to do this unpopular thing that is popular with our base voters, but the Democrats filibustered.” This allows them to campaign on things and then run away from them. To not own their own policies. To not being held to account and maybe...
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