imo, fears of what republicans would do without the filibuster should be informed by how the party struggled to do anything during its period of unified control. ACA repeal is the big example, but the tax cuts were a reach too, and barely reached the finish line.
i think this is an underrated dynamic. when you know that nothing you say will amount to anything real, why not say it?
https://twitter.com/strumatt/status/1352322407562833923
anyway there are a lot of reasons the filibuster should be abolished, but my preferred ones are a) if the public elects a majority to govern, that majority should be able to govern & b) endless senate gridlock has effectively broken congress & undermined the constitutional order
want the courts to stay in their lane? want the executive to have less reach and discretion? then you should want a strong, active Congress
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