Thread by @originalspin

When I said Dems need to go hard on the organizing resolution instead of looking to outmoded 2001 models of powersharing, lots of folks said "DUDE IT'S FINE"

I point you all to Mitch now demanding that Dems include a vow to preserve the filibuster
politico.com/news/2021/01/2…

https://twitter.com/originalspin/status/1351326343854657537

Showing ANY kind of weakness from the outset simply means Republicans will run roughshod over Dems even though we have a nominal majority. Mitch always changed rules whenever he needed to to get his diabolical agenda through; Dems are the only ones who care about norms.

Here’s what Dems would do if they had stones:
—Put a return to talking filibusters into the organizing res
—Reduce cloture to 3/5 of attending, not 60 votes, even for rules changes (currently need 2/3 of attending)
—Kill the reconciliation loophole. No longer needed with above.

—Ban members of the sedition caucus from ever serving as committee chairs, and reset their seniority to zero. I would still expel the leaders (Hawley and Cruz) but that wouldn’t go in the organizing resolution

Look at this fucking guy if you don’t believe me

https://twitter.com/leadermcconnell/status/1352317412226568198

My proposal would be to offer Mitch and his Republicans a hot cup of nothing and let them negotiate up from there

It’s not just elections have consequences—the GOP has spent four years coddling a corrupt monster and two months enabling or actively encouraging sedition, fuck em