There is no reason to keep it. It’s a throwback to the Jim Crow era and undemocratic. That undemocratic part is why the Republicans love it so much that they changed the rules from:
You have to stand in the rotunda speaking for hours tieing up the system till you win
To:
Single email saying you are fillabstering it.
Manchin and Sinema said if they touched the fillabuster in any way, no bill will make it out of the senate. That’s why it never got ended or at least make it harder to fillabuster things.
Here’s where it gets tricky, lots of people get lost.
For the best path forward and to ensure this doesn’t happen again we should:
Have a robust primary every election and replace incumbents that don’t agree with voters.
Blindly support Dem incumbents until they eventually lose to a Republican
Think about it, don’t just answer right away reflexively.
Which path forward actually leads to progress? I don’t want to rush you, but it’s an election year. Decisions made today we’re gonna be stuck with for 4-6 years.
Ok…
So why not get rid of the fillbuster?
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/what-is-the-filibuster-and-how-can-the-senate-reform-it/
Seriously.
If 50 D senators isn’t enough because of the fillibuster, what’s you’re reasoning for keeping it?
There is no reason to keep it. It’s a throwback to the Jim Crow era and undemocratic. That undemocratic part is why the Republicans love it so much that they changed the rules from:
You have to stand in the rotunda speaking for hours tieing up the system till you win
To:
Single email saying you are fillabstering it.
Manchin and Sinema said if they touched the fillabuster in any way, no bill will make it out of the senate. That’s why it never got ended or at least make it harder to fillabuster things.
Alright…
We’re close…
Here’s where it gets tricky, lots of people get lost.
For the best path forward and to ensure this doesn’t happen again we should:
Have a robust primary every election and replace incumbents that don’t agree with voters.
Blindly support Dem incumbents until they eventually lose to a Republican
Think about it, don’t just answer right away reflexively.
Which path forward actually leads to progress? I don’t want to rush you, but it’s an election year. Decisions made today we’re gonna be stuck with for 4-6 years.
So think fast, but think long term.