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And it IS crazy. If Democrats were to kill the filibuster, add states, and pack the court, the fundamental nature of the federal government would be completely rewritten. Essentially, a bare majority of Democrats would be able to, unchecked, rewrite the Constitution.
States would correctly resist. Imagine a 53-vote Democratic majority (adding four Dem Senators from DC and Puerto Rico, e.g.) ramming through a gun confiscation package. Imagine a 13-member packed SCOTUS greenlighting that measure. You think TX, MS, GA, FL stand for that?
Checks and balances were designed to require overwhelming consent to major political changes. Democrats have long objected to those checks and balances, but have refrained from utterly abolishing them. That's because the consequences of abolishing them is national dissolution.
That's why Biden is hesitating here. He's afraid of ruling out going nuclear -- which would likely win him the election -- because he's afraid of sapping the base of its energy.
He's also afraid of endorsing going nuclear, because he's afraid the election will then become a referendum on his endorsement of radicalism.
Why should PR not be a state?
Have you taken a peek at their financials?
It would make civil war absolutely unavoidable
If that happened I would want to move to a state that would secede.
There's no such thing as secession in the constitution. Its called armed rebellion. Good luck with that.
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