In a session with reporters at the Democratic National Convention, Schumer suggested that — should Democrats win the White House, Senate and House in November — he would seek to end the filibuster.…
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 21, 2024.Oftentimes, parties try to obscure or deny their radical plans prior to an election, but the Senate majority leader is being more candid.
If a nation-wide imposition of abortion on demand can pass with 51 votes, why can’t Medicare for All or the Green New Deal?Once the legislative filibuster has been significantly breached, any group of Democrat senators that wants a particular bill would demand that its pet cause get exempted, too. A filibuster-free Democratic trifecta in Washington easily could tilt the political order fundamentally in its favor.
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