The filibuster allows the minority party in the US Senate to block bills should they fail to reach 60 votes in favour.
  • megopie@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    3 months ago

    They know they’re probably not going to be the majority in 2 years, and they don’t want to lose the power to block everything if that happens.

    • Che Banana@beehaw.org
      11·
      3 months ago

      do the Dems know they can use the filibuster or do they just propose laws while in power knowing the Rs will filibuster it?

        • Che Banana@beehaw.org
          11·
          3 months ago

          Ok, my point may have been that they can use it but don’t know how to effectively … because I’m not sure you’ve noticed how the bar has been moved so far right that Reagan is now considered a moderate centrist

          • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
            3·
            3 months ago

            Have you noticed how we don’t have many (almost any) new laws passing? The filibuster is why. The house passes all kinds of vile bills and the senate promptly lets the bills die