I was going to tweet this sentiment today, and then @_waleedshahid & @NelStamp went & wrote it out longform: substantial democracy reform must be Dems' top priority in the next 2 years ... or we're fucked. crooked.com/articles/democ…
And when I say top priority, I mean Dems should get this done at *all costs*. If it takes suspending the filibuster, do it. If it takes bribing or threatening some recalcitrant Dems, do it. If it means putting off or sacrificing some other priorities, do it.
If it doesn't get done, there's a very real chance that US democracy slides into autocracy & minority rule. Those are the stakes. Leadership should make clear to every member of the party that they get on board with this or they sacrifice any party support, forever.
They are unlikely to do this without pressure from below. If I were emperor of the left, I'd have every left interest group temporarily put their first-order issue aside & unite behind this. It is a necessary condition of anything serious getting done on any other issue.
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