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minus-squarebasmati@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months agoJust a general reminder, there is no legal reason to have a filibuster. There is no philosophical or theoretical good a filibuster can do. If the Dems do maintain a majority and don’t get rid of the filibuster, they DON’T WANT to change anything.
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThe only thing is does is force bipartisanship on both parties, which may or may not be a philosophical benefit.
minus-squarebasmati@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoNot really it means the only thing that passes is the lowest common denominator items, like funding genocide and bailing out large corporations.
Just a general reminder, there is no legal reason to have a filibuster. There is no philosophical or theoretical good a filibuster can do. If the Dems do maintain a majority and don’t get rid of the filibuster, they DON’T WANT to change anything.
The only thing is does is force bipartisanship on both parties, which may or may not be a philosophical benefit.
Not really it means the only thing that passes is the lowest common denominator items, like funding genocide and bailing out large corporations.