if/when repubs get unified control of govt...they can ram through whatever.

but we have already seen the consequences of the filibuster and how it is being abused now. no progressive legislation will *ever* pass with it unless dems have a senate supermajority. repubs suffer little to no electoral consequences for obstructing everything and essentially refusing to govern at all.

it used to be unimaginable and political suicide if repubs wouldnt pass shit like reauthorization of the violence against women act, voting rights act, child health insurance program, etc. but now its pretty much a certainty.

*nothing* the dems wanna do on healthcare, climate change, infrastructure will pass as long as the filibuster is in place.