We couldn’t pass a ton of good policies that would’ve improved many lives because McConnell realized denying GOP votes weaponized the 60 threshold. So next time, get rid of the filibuster. Let each side pass the policies they want & let the public decide. That’s accountability https://twitter.com/kyle_lierman/status/936587093006016513 …
Whenever you change the explicit rules of the Senate by using precedent, that = nuke option. The Senate’s written rules still require 60 votes to cut off debate on noms.
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I just read that in Rule XXII today! It’s incredible how the party that believes in the rule of law and the importance of following text routinely violates the explicit, written rules of the Senate. You would think they would change it...
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John Podesta of CAP in 2005 - “Thoughtful voices on both the right and the left have raised profound concerns that breaking longstanding senate rules to terminate debate on judicial nominations will cause lasting damage to the Senate ...”
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