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 …
Reid was a serial abuser of filling the amendment tree and he used the nuke option at least twice. Once to stop post cloture motions that Sen DeMint used frequently.
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Motion to suspend the rules to offer amendment post-cloture was a precedential innovation, not a rule. Reid appealed chair on October 6, 2011 to eliminate ability to do so. Was aggressive. But not nuclear
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