Is anyone going to follow up on this talking point?
How does a party with a split Senate, a fractional majority in the House, and the WH not being able to pass radical bills without any minority support = Democracy not functioning?
R's haven't used the filibuster since 2014.
How does a party with a split Senate, a fractional majority in the House, and the WH not being able to pass radical bills without any minority support = Democracy not functioning?
R's haven't used the filibuster since 2014.
https://twitter.com/DJJudd/status/1371987340160241665
The talking filibuster is silly. If you think the 60 vote threshold is too high because things are too partisan, lower it to 55. But don't pretend like not passing country-shifting bills with a tiny majority is somehow the end of Democracy.
Also, so much for the people who argued that Biden would defend norms and institutions as President. Suddenly there is a lot of picking and choosing about which norms and institutions are worthy of defending.
Remember when Biden was running for POTUS and trying to paint himself as someone who will stand up to his party on this by saying that ending the filibuster was a “dangerous move”
That sure disappeared quickly.
That sure disappeared quickly.
https://twitter.com/emmakinery/status/1159543154569297924
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