Republicans will block Biden’s agenda and judges if they don’t abolish the filibuster
It’s widely forgotten today but the reason Harry Reid nuked the lower-court filibuster was that McConnell and Grassley wanted to shrink the DC Circuit Court of Appeals by three seats (they had legislation for it) and blocked Democrats from filling those three vacancies. https://t.co/mDVWdUUAA4
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 8, 2020
To: President Joseph Biden
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 13, 2021
From: Every American who saw what the GOP did today
Forget unity. Forget bipartisanship. Forget compromise. This is Trump's mob. Eliminate the filibuster and get everything America needs done now.
Some Democrats won't eliminate the filibuster for fear of worsening polarization. Most Republicans voted against convicting a president who incited a violent insurrection against Congress without fear of what their vote does to our democracy. Asymmetric polarization.
— Julian Zelizer (@julianzelizer) February 14, 2021
The correct Dem answer to the craven GOP acquittal of Trump:
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 13, 2021
* Pass H.R.1 and S.1
* Be ready to nuke the filibuster to get the package into law
Dems have an obligation to accept the implications of GOP radicalization — and to act on them.
My take:https://t.co/YlHx6RnmKL
We could only get 57 votes to convict a President who tried to overthrow the government but we're supposed to GOVERN with a filibuster which requires 60 votes?
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) February 14, 2021
“In the 87 years between the end of Reconstruction and 1964, the only bills that were stopped by filibusters were civil rights bills. On the rare occasion a non-civil rights bill ran into a filibuster, it eventually passed.” –@AJentleson in “Kill Switch” #EndTheFilibuster
— Sean Eldridge (@SeanEldridge) February 14, 2021
“The only way to reverse minority rule is through big structural reforms like abolishing Electoral College, eliminating filibuster, ending partisan gerrymandering, enshrining right to vote in Constitution & giving statehood to Washington DC & Puerto Rico” https://t.co/CJol4P47Np
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 14, 2021
“The use of the filibuster is less explicit today but what it continues to do is serve the same principle that John Calhoun sought to establish, which is to give minority faction veto power over what the diverse majority wants to do.” https://t.co/XoxLrZdSJ2
— The Intercept (@theintercept) February 14, 2021
the fact that 43 Republican senators blocked Trump’s conviction despite what McConnell acknowledged was convincing evidence will strengthen Democratic determination to eliminate the filibuster
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) February 13, 2021
.@davidfrum: The Senate filibuster, as it has evolved over time, leads to wilder gyrations of public policy than would Senate majority rule. https://t.co/OVWJowrAyy
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) February 15, 2021
"""Mitch McConnell would rather give himself a root canal with a spork than vote for a bill that helps people vote."
— Fix Our Senate (@FixOurSenate) February 16, 2021
More from @danpfeiffer on why Democrats need to #KillTheFilibuster to pass urgent election reforms ⬇️https://t.co/Prj2RZguk5
Sad! 