#Filibuster

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1/3TODAY IN HISTORY1968 - President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act2021 - Senate GQP filibuster the For The People Act2021 - Senate GQP filibuster the Violence Against Women Act2021 -

Citizens for Ethics

This may sound extreme, but to save our democracy, the filibuster needs to go. Here’s why: If 41 senators agree to block a bill, they can—even if the other 59

Adam Jentleson 🎈

Here’s McConnell advancing one of the most pernicious myths about the filibuster: that it promotes moderation. There’s no real evidence this is true. OTOH the filibuster singlehandedly blocked civil rights

This is a superb history & analysis of Manchin from @awprokop -- a must-read for everyone. It helped me realize, on a deeper, more informed & nuanced level, that I

1. Let’s be very clear. If the Democrats take the Senate they’ll abolish the filibuster and ram through every extremist law in their 110 page manifesto. 2. They’ll eliminate a

So it's not entirely clear to me that Trump can adjourn the Senate. And Democrats may be able to block him. Let me explain why. /1 The Constitution provides that

Adam Jentleson 🎈

A word about @SenAngusKing's comment that "the 60 vote majority requires some level of consensus," which reflect a common myth about the Senate. The Framers designed the Senate to promote

NEW: I profiled Joe Manchin. I cover his 4-decade career, and his improbable rise to become Democrats’ key 50th senator.I interviewed him about the filibuster, HR1, the minimum wage, whether

Amanda Carpenter

amandacarpenter

January 6 changed a lot of us. Many of us reached the conclusion that you can’t work in good faith with Republicans who shrug when the mob comes.https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1380483972040380418 I like

1. Some RINOs are arguing that the president should not act to fill the Supreme Court vacancy because it'll cause Biden to win, and then the Democrats will expand and

Michelle Beller (she/her)

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If you ever wanted to fully understand when & where exactly, America went wrong, look no further than @LeaderMcConnell @LeaderMcConnell has single handedly conquered partisan politics into a cult. There

Daniel Aldana Cohen

My guess is that we're entering a protracted general crisis, with the constitution at the center of it, that could last a decade or more. New Deal and Reconstruction level.

1) The size of the Supreme Court isn’t dictated by the Constitution. It’s set by statute. That’s why the High Court has had as few as five justices and as

If we are talking about abolishing things that were created to defend slavery, we should also talk about the Senate and electoral college. Our constitution is a compromise between freedom

Fifty Shades of Whey

Today is National John Lewis Voting Rights Action Day. Here are some useful links for anyone who wants to pass the FOR THE PEOPLE ACT which includes automatic voter registration,

Pierson W. McDonald

A Thread - The Last 3 End-of-Term POTUS Nominations for SCOTUS•October 31, 2005 - 1yr into his 2nd term POTUS GW Bush nominates Judge Samuel Alito for SOCTUS to succeed