@shoq The filibuster prevents Dems from being able to govern. Elections are about choosing the party you want to govern and if one of them is unable, then you don’t have a democracy.

If the Senate was apportioned fairly between the GOP and the Dems, it would be a different story. But we simply can’t get to 60 so we will never be able to govern with the filibuster in place. The GOP won’t be punished for obstruction.

IMHO the solution is a talking filibuster but if we scrap it, so be it.

@shoq @indivisibleteam Exactly. The filibuster was created to help the minority defuse the tyranny of the majority. It doesn't matter what your policies are, at some point they will be in the minority and you need tools to hold your ground to,the greatest extent possible.

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strict caps on asylum processing.

Even more aggressive deregulation: Fast-tracked rollbacks of federal agency overreach, streamlining the environmental review process (NEPA) to unblock energy production and infrastructure projects.

My point being, there’s a reason why John Thune didn’t push to end the filibuster. He knew it would one day be used against them.

A better approach would be to return to the talking filibuster. Let Republicans stand there for 10 hours or 20 hours, Trying to make …