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13434011, this is what people arent talking about enough.
Posted by Reeq, Fri May-28-21 03:26 PM
i understand how people feel about the filibuster and its use to obstruct a full dem agenda.

but eliminating the filibuster would allow the gop to govern as extreme as they do in the states.

so abortion is banned, nationwide universal gun possession and carry, nationwide right to work law (essentially a slow death for unions), universal voter suppression laws (prolly even a proof of citizenship requirement), ban on individual political contribution limits, police 'bill of rights' laws, crackdown on protest (legalization of killing/harming protestors), crackdown on trans people, nationwide ban on 'critical race theory' (aka teaching racism), eliminate administrative agencies' ability to regulate corporations without explicit congressional approval of *every* rule, etc.

all with a 6-3 far right supreme majority to cement the agenda in stone and continue to eviscerate the progressive/liberal laws and protections that the unified republican government couldnt wipe out itself.