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David Reese
@Castabulan
Professor of Political Science Fiction, Broken Poet, Comic Book Aficionado, Born Centuries Too Early
Jul 30, 2020 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Thread. The argument against ending the filibuster is that Democrats will not always be the majority and would want to use the filibuster then. This is not true, I will explain. #TyrannyOfTheMinority #Congress
1/ It is all about ownership and accountability. Republicans know most of their policy proposals are unpopular and, if they were ever to enact them, then the truth of their unpopularity would be unmasked. So they rely upon the excuse that Democrats provide them...
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