06-22-2022, 07:29 AM
(06-21-2022, 11:31 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I think there are still plenty of GOP senators who would be against eliminating the filibuster for the exact reason we've been discussing.
Call me cynical, but I think they would prefer to keep the filibuster because they prefer gridlock. They don't like to actually legislate as they should and many seem to prefer a strong-executive form of government (unless of course it is a Democrat in office).
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
