#Filibuster

PiQ

PriapusIQ

A quick thread on the steps to confirm Amy Barrett to the US Supreme Court, put together by the fine folks at Reuters. 1. INFORMAL MEETINGS ON CAPITOL HILLBarrett

Jesse Wegman

jessewegman

50 years ago today, at almost this precise moment, the last serious effort to abolish the Electoral College by constitutional amendment and replace it with a national popular vote died

Omar Wasow

owasow

Remember folks, the Electoral College:— Designed to increase power of slaveholding states via 3/5ths clause— Winner take all rules created, in part, to deny equal voice to Black voters— In

Jed Shugerman

jedshug

Thread: A president under investigation for impeachment has never appointed a Justice. Not Nixon, not Clinton, not Andrew Johnson. Never. Democrats should make clear that if the GOP destroys this

Dr. Andrew R. Schrock

aschrock

My wife @RebeccaSittler, a Nebraska native, reminded me today of why NE splits its electoral votes. If Biden does not win PA, NE's single electoral vote (from districts around Omaha)

Jesse Crall🕊

jessecrall

Political labels get warped to suit whatever argument an individual is making in the moment so trying to solidify them is a fool's errand. Being a fool myself, I'll give

Leonydus Johnson (leave/me/alone)

LeonydusJohnson

Is it conservatives who have been burning down cities, rioting and looting, attacking police officers, assaulting people for wearing certain hats?Is it conservatives who push the idea that America is

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

One of the GOP's tells is that it accuses Democrats of its own sins. Take "packing the court," a process we watched unfold with Trump's appointments of Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and

Elizabeth Warren

ewarren

It’s more important than ever to help elect leaders up and down the ballot who will champion bold reforms and put people first. Today, I’m proud to endorse another slate

Sarah Quinn

seattlesquinn

"It counts in the bill today"This reminds me so much of why Fannie Mae was "spun-off" in 1968 that I'm going to thread it.1/https://twitter.com/zachdcarter/status/1261330218914111501 In the 1960s a credit crunch

Jay Willis

jaywillis

For me, one of the clearest arguments for the legitimacy AND necessity of expanding the Court is that if the shoe were on the other foot, Republicans would do it

Mike check

Firebringer27

Saw somebody implying that Democratic Party is a Republican-lite Party. While I know this view is held by many people, this enraged me beyond reason. Democratic Party pushed for Civil

Jamaal Bowman

JamaalBowmanNY

We are emerging from the catastrophic failures of the Trump administration. Where hundreds of thousands died because of Donald Trump, and tens of millions lost their jobs.We now have a

the office of publius-elect

smubpublius

THREAD If you, like me, thought that the character assassinations and norm destroying hearings of Kavanaugh, Thomas and Bork were extreme outliers this thread is for youThe Dems have

David Rothkopf

djrothkopf

Those of you waking up this morning to a war for the soul of the American judiciary have not been paying attention. This war began decades ago with right wing

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. Texas Republicans just released the text of its voter suppression bill, SB7Votes will be held before midnight SundayThe bill includes a NEW PROVISION that allows judges to OVERTURN AN