Odd how this "only thread" wasn't recognized by the founding generation, rarely occurred until the 1880s, almost always failed before the 1950s (because it required actual continuous filibustering), and today uses a procedure invented in 1972 and modified repeatedly up to 2017.
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1446284120288604162
There's no honest way to look at the Constitution or the history of the Senate and say "the filibuster is the only thread we have in America to keep democracy alive and well." When Manchin was born, filibusters were a rare event limited to civil rights. getrevue.co/profile/maxken… 
Senate votes on cloture, 1917–1970: 49
Senate votes on cloture, 2021 (so far): 100
"The filibuster is the only thread we have in America to keep democracy alive and well." — @Sen_JoeManchin 🙄
senate.gov/legislative/cl…
Senate votes on cloture, 2021 (so far): 100
"The filibuster is the only thread we have in America to keep democracy alive and well." — @Sen_JoeManchin 🙄
senate.gov/legislative/cl…
# times a cloture vote failed to end a Senate filibuster, Civil Rights Era, 1955–1968: 17
(2.4 per Congress)
# times a cloture vote failed to end a Senate filibuster, Obama Presidency, 2009-2016: 154
(38.5 per Congress)
(2.4 per Congress)
# times a cloture vote failed to end a Senate filibuster, Obama Presidency, 2009-2016: 154
(38.5 per Congress)
West Virginia has one of the highest rates of social security disability benefits.
The program began in 1956. If the Senate then worked the same way @Sen_JoeManchin says it must now—with most bills blocked until 3/5 of Senators agree—it wouldn't exist. The Senate vote was 47-45.
The program began in 1956. If the Senate then worked the same way @Sen_JoeManchin says it must now—with most bills blocked until 3/5 of Senators agree—it wouldn't exist. The Senate vote was 47-45.
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