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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·1 year agoFor 50 Republicans and about three Democrats in the Senate. The Republicans are the big problem here.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·1 year agoDo you expect Republicans to protect the right to choose? We gave Democrats a majority for a reason. Preserving the filibuster wasn’t that reason.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoI’d expect them to go along with not filibustering it because people will know that they blocked it, and vote for Democrats instead.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·1 year agoAnd instead we got enough Democrats deciding to work with Republicans to preserve the filibuster.
For 50 Republicans and about three Democrats in the Senate.
The Republicans are the big problem here.
Wasn’t it even just two Democrats?
Do you expect Republicans to protect the right to choose? We gave Democrats a majority for a reason. Preserving the filibuster wasn’t that reason.
I’d expect them to go along with not filibustering it because people will know that they blocked it, and vote for Democrats instead.
And instead we got enough Democrats deciding to work with Republicans to preserve the filibuster.