The fact that they can and might be willing to carve out the filibuster from topic to topic merely underscores the exact extent to which centrist Democrats do not want to be permitted to act without Republican approval.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1414207852944707587
Look, if this is what it takes to pass real voting protections, then I'm glad they'll do it ... but what are they going to do about a Supreme Court that is committed to demolishing voting rights?
Why would they require permission from an anti-democracy party on any matter?
Why would they require permission from an anti-democracy party on any matter?
Passing as many bills as possible that not only receive no Republican votes, but were designed to receive no Republican votes, crafted with absolutely no Republican input, written to repudiate every single Republican intention, is the best thing this Democratic Congress can do.
Changing as many rules as possible, as ruthlessly as possible, to ensure that no Republican has any effect on anything that happens legislatively, is the 2nd best thing this Democratic Congress can do. No committee assignments, no discussions, no negotiation, nothing.
The Republican Party is anti-democracy. They're committed to demolishing free and fair elections. If this Democratic Congress doesn't treat them as the existential threat to democracy that they are, then this Democratic Congress will have a grim name:
The Last.
The Last.
You cannot find solutions with people who want the problems.
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