Dems should simply say that they'll keep the filibuster until the GOP abuses it again, which will take about 5 minutes anyway.
A lot of kabuki theater here, of course, since several Dems (Manchin, Sinema, etc.) are opposed to killing the filibuster outright anyway.
A lot of kabuki theater here, of course, since several Dems (Manchin, Sinema, etc.) are opposed to killing the filibuster outright anyway.
https://twitter.com/StevenTDennis/status/1352308215783026690
Personally, at the bare minimum they should flip the filibuster rule around so that you have to have 40 *affirmative* "nay" votes in order to block a bill instead of 60 affirmative "yea" votes. This may sound like a distinction w/out a difference but it matters.
Right now members of the filibustering side get to use it as a shield--they never go on the record as formally opposing a popular bill because there was no floor vote in the first place. This at least forces them to own their vote.
I'd also require every filibuster to be a REAL filibuster, the pee-in-a-cup, read-the-phone-book variety. If it's REALLY that important to @RandPaul to be able to make it harder for people to vote or to get healthcare, he should at least be forced to do goofy stuff for 15 hours.
Whoops! That's 41 affirmative "yea" votes, not 40!
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