Reminder: The loophole creating the possibility for a filibuster was not enacted until 1806, and was not actually invoked until 1837 The "virtual filibuster" as we know it, as opposed to the literal "talking filibuster", was not made possible until a rule change in 1970https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1325951672145883138 …
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He's 100% right that there's no reason to have a Senate, though.
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I hope this is Georgia chess, and it's resolved by Schumer ending the filibuster anyway under the pretext of some bill so popular it gives Manchin an excuse, followed by the admission of DC and PR so he can get his hall pass back.
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You used to be able to filibuster in the House too until it was eliminated in the 1890.
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The whole concept of "I'm filibustering" lets go get lunch and talk about something else irks the hell out of me.
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