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That makes sense except when you consider the way Trump is governing they are not expecting another election ever.

I wouldn't put it past the GOP to kill the filibuster now, but put it back in place right before losing power to the Dems. It's a pretty frequent playbook where GOP loses elections, and then passes laws to strip power from the incoming party on the way out the doorl

This doesn't sound so bad, except that it will continue the prospect of 1 party rule, which will lead to further corruption and destruction of the U.S.. I think the key factor though is "if" Democrats achieve full control, which seems unlikely at this point, all things considered, as the far right already has full control and is already ratfucking the entire system, including working to end free and fair elections.

I say this all the time but it bears repeating- the GOP knows the filibuster is good for them or they would have removed it long ago. The Dems get plausible deniability for never doing anything so they will never remove it.

It will which is why this probably won't pan out.

Trump has a history of saying idiotic things without following through on them this is almost certainly one of those things he says to stir the pot.

Be on the lookout for him doing some other shit and using this filibuster bluster as cover for infinitely more shady shit.

They don't care. They already prepare to rig future elections.

Democrats kept voting for cloture to prevent their own from filibustering Trumps nominations. It's not as if the filibuster has been a problem for Republicans, there's almost always enough dems crossing over for them to get their way.

Because there are no longer going to be free and fair elections.

Because they’re not expecting to have to win another election, ever, for the rest of their careers as US politicians

Sadly that isn't what he's saying. What he's saying is worse. He's claiming that the GOP is justified in ending the filibuster because when Democrats retake congress in the future "the Democrats will exercise their rights, and it will be done in the first day they take office".

He's accusing future Democrats of the crime he wants to commit as a justification for him committing the crime today.

Trump attempting nuke a hurricane always makes me think of this situation:

November is really the perfect month for a king to remind American families he will deny food on their tables to prove a point, while he simultaneously uses tax dollars to build a gold plated ballroom for his palace.

❌🦃🍽️🙏❌Happy Thanksgiving! ✅💰👑🏰✅

Who needs to eat when you can watch me dance?

Also, banally, Democrats picked Obamacare subsidies as their red line, and open enrollment for Obamacare plans -- sans subsidies -- opens tomorrow. How big the outcry over increased premiums is will be politically telling. Whether it works or not, it's absolutely the card Senate democrats have been waiting to play.

No one made the claim that he did

Updated that for ya