How will Joe Biden GOVERN? General Biden Administration F**kery Thread
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ADevilYouKhow
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ADevilYouKhow
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After the filibuster is broken and dems pass popular legislation the next complaint will be, "Why did they break the filibuster just to pass centrist milquetoast legislation."
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
After the filibuster is broken and dems pass popular legislation the next complaint will be, "Why did they break the filibuster just to pass centrist milquetoast legislation."
No. He needs to carve out exception like the pubs did to pass their legislation. They gave you the blueprints. Use it
So is the Afghan withdrawal going to be the first Biden foreign policy disaster? That seems to be how its being portrayed?
All I see is a bunch of George Bush and Co complaining about it.
Biden just following through with what the previous administration set in motion and many folks were cheering on.
When will this reconciliation be done?
They're working on a framework for it now, dude...
What news to do you consume on a daily basis?
U.S. Senate Democrats agree to $3.5 trln for budget reconciliation bill
Really shows how performative and fake this is. We waged war during the Civil War. Yet can't break a filibuster, and you want to compare this to THAT?
I don't even think nuking the filibuster is a great idea but in the context of Biden's speech, if he is unwilling to do it why does anything he said matter. It doesn't. In terms of my views though...while I'm not opposed to breaking the filibuster I think people are being sold a bill of goods on this. Republicans will win back the senate one day. And they'll have 51 votes to shyt can whatever voting rights democrats pass. Not to mention the Supreme Court. All of this distracts from the real problem: the only solution is local on the state level. You need to win governor seats, and have enough seats in state senates+houses to pass voting rights bills. Because clearly a federal law is going to be destroyed - either by senate republicans in the short term, or the Supreme Court in the long term.
They're going to carve out constitutional rights from the filibuster just like budget items and court nominations were.
And yes, a full abolition of the filibuster is begging for trouble. 18% of the country elects 52 Senators. Democrats won't hold a supermajority by being a super-progressive party.
Senate Democrats rolling out draft of bill to end federal marijuana ban
A lot of "DO SOMETHING!" bad faith, anti-Democrat, fauxgressive outrage hustlers are about to get their heads bussed.
A lot of "DO SOMETHING!" bad faith, anti-Democrat, fauxgressive outrage hustlers are about to get their heads bussed.
Piff Perkins
Veteran
Even if they do this we’re left with a situation where potentially every two years, voting rights are gained or lost via 51 votes. That’s not sustainable. There is no downside for republicans getting rid of “government control of elections” by eliminating this when they take over. Sure democrats can re-instate it next time they take over but how is this good policy? I don’t think people thought this through.
