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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago

The rotating villain thing gets way too much credit. When the Republicans have control, it’s something like 56/44.

Why do you think the Democrats and Republicans keep the Senate 60% supermajority filibuster rule in place, when usually neither party has a supermajority of seats? It’s because both parties intentionally hamstring themselves. It’s Long Past Time to Abolish the Filibuster