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tremain07
01/25/21 9:34:50 PM
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https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1353888129233670145

No filli nuke means mitch gets to block things like appointments and seat filling again just like he did in the Obama years. All because dumbasses like those two Democrats seem to be more afraid of when Republicans are back in power than doing something while they actually have the power to do something.

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ssj3vegeta_
01/25/21 9:36:10 PM
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Senate MINORITY leader Mitch McConnell is literally destroying da Democrats lmfao

I told you all dey would fail miserably
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fuming
01/25/21 9:36:31 PM
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we were always screwed and this was always going to happen. we saw it under obama, they will always find blue dogs to stop anything good from happening. and then they will lose the mid terms because nothing good happened. and then republicans will stop anything good from happening. the system is set up specifically to prevent action from the left.
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Smashingpmkns
01/25/21 9:36:50 PM
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Manchin and Sinema can both eat shit.
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TheHoldSteady
01/25/21 9:36:50 PM
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Just when I thought the Democrats had finally gotten a backbone...

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NinjaWarrior455
01/25/21 9:39:01 PM
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TheHoldSteady posted...
Just when I thought the Democrats had finally gotten a backbone...
Why would you ever think that lmao. These clowns LOST seats in the 2020 election against one of the most unpopular presidents in modern history.

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tremain07
01/25/21 9:40:36 PM
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The worst thing about this is that Mitch wins no matter what
ditch the buster, it means the next time Republicans control the house, the presidency and the senate, which everyone seems to have written off as a inevitability at this point happens it means Democrats might as well be replaced by empty chairs since without the fili the republicans just need their own party and republicans are very much toe the line style.

They don't ditch, Mitch can keep republicans in all those fields Biden wanted to either fire or replace and those empty positions left over from not only the obama administration but also the Trump administration will stay empty until republicans hold power again.

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Irony
01/25/21 9:41:21 PM
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Guess no stimulus. Hopefully Manchin and Sinema lose their seats.

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ehhwhatever
01/25/21 9:41:26 PM
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Trust a politician...

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DarkChozoGhost
01/25/21 9:41:51 PM
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It's fucked. They should get rid of it if its being abused.

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FortuneCookie
01/25/21 9:48:02 PM
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The idea is for bipartisanship and for people on both sides to do what's best for the country. Instead, it turns into "all of us will do all that is within our power to fight the enemy." The enemy, of course, being the other party.
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TheHoldSteady
01/25/21 9:51:24 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
The idea is for bipartisanship and for people on both sides to do what's best for the country. Instead, it turns into "all of us will do all that is within our power to fight the enemy." The enemy, of course, being the other party.

We can't have that because McConnell is a crooked vulture...the only answer is to fight dirty in return

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ElatedVenusaur
01/25/21 9:58:02 PM
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Yeah, it sucks, but it was also utterly predictable that Manchin, Sinema, Coons, etc. would give Lucy another chance. Garbage in, garbage out.

They can still do stimulus via reconciliation, but they can only use that once per year or something like that(and the Mitch Fan Club Caucus is clearly not going to bend the rules). Reconciliation is limited and will reduce the stimulus.

All of this arcane Senate procedure nonsense is basically unknown to voters, just FYI. The Dems will pay a steep political price for this.
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Irony
01/25/21 10:02:30 PM
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ImAMarvel posted...
So is there a chance at all of the filibuster being killed or no?
No

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tremain07
01/25/21 10:07:41 PM
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ElatedVenusaur posted...
Yeah, it sucks, but it was also utterly predictable that Manchin, Sinema, Coons, etc. would give Lucy another chance. Garbage in, garbage out.

They can still do stimulus via reconciliation, but they can only use that once per year or something like that(and the Mitch Fan Club Caucus is clearly not going to bend the rules). Reconciliation is limited and will reduce the stimulus.

All of this arcane Senate procedure nonsense is basically unknown to voters, just FYI. The Dems will pay a steep political price for this.
Indeed they will, people are already furious about the 1400 dollar checks instead of 2000 dollars

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hockeybub89
01/25/21 10:08:05 PM
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There is just no hope for this country unless it is rebuilt from the ground up. Drain the swamp indeed

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RamboCell29
01/25/21 10:09:37 PM
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Cocaine Mitch is way too good at BS politics. And Dems really suck at politics.

Schumer is weak.

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Tyranthraxus
01/25/21 10:10:06 PM
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You get an acting and you get an acting and you get an acting and you get an acting, everyone gets an acting!

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SergeantGander
01/25/21 10:10:17 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
There is just no hope for this country unless it is rebuilt from the ground up. Drain the swamp indeed

As much as everyone here hates Trump, I'll risk saying this.

This "promise" of his resonated with me back in 2016. Unfortunately, he was completely incompetent at actually fulfilling it.

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Holy_Cloud105
01/25/21 10:10:35 PM
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ElatedVenusaur posted...
Yeah, it sucks, but it was also utterly predictable that Manchin, Sinema, Coons, etc. would give Lucy another chance. Garbage in, garbage out.

They can still do stimulus via reconciliation, but they can only use that once per year or something like that(and the Mitch Fan Club Caucus is clearly not going to bend the rules). Reconciliation is limited and will reduce the stimulus.

All of this arcane Senate procedure nonsense is basically unknown to voters, just FYI. The Dems will pay a steep political price for this.
They're going to lose a ton of seats in 2022. It's stupid and this country is gonna become even more extremist with the next Republican president in 2024.

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Irony
01/25/21 10:11:54 PM
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Hopefully Dems lose a ton of seats and Republicans destroy the country

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Bio1590
01/25/21 10:17:57 PM
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CADE FOSTER
01/25/21 10:19:10 PM
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Dems are spineless
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TheGoldenEel
01/25/21 10:20:13 PM
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This is actually significant because Mitch the bitch was wanting it in writing that they dont nuke the filibuster

now, hes backing down because of assurances from a couple centrist dems

its the better outcome tbh, means theres still a chance if Mitch continues to obstruct

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dj1200
01/25/21 10:21:13 PM
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Explain this to me like Im five.

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Orchestrion
01/25/21 10:21:33 PM
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ImAMarvel posted...
I fucking hate the centrist Democratic Party and Republicans so fucking much.

Democrats are clearly a right wing party. The evidence is overwhelming.

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Irony
01/25/21 10:21:54 PM
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dj1200 posted...
Explain this to me like Im five.
You don't get stimulus because not enough votes

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IronWolf87
01/25/21 10:28:08 PM
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Watching dems campaign on "We let republicans bully us and take our lunch money!" in 2022 will sure be fun.
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Bio1590
01/25/21 10:38:31 PM
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dj1200 posted...
Explain this to me like Im five.

Filibuster rule means you need 60 Senators to agree you end debate. You still only need 50+1 to pass in the end but you need to get there first.

Basically gives the minority party all the power. A bill could have a 59-41 vote to end debate and it wouldn't be able to.
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ThePhantomMedic
01/25/21 10:39:44 PM
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why dont they just kick his ass?
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TheHoldSteady
01/25/21 10:39:58 PM
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RamboCell29 posted...
Cocaine Mitch is way too good at BS politics. And Dems really suck at politics.

Schumer is weak.

Schumer is basically senate majority leader in name only...McConnell is running the show until he gets his shit together

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Solar_Crimson
01/25/21 10:40:37 PM
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Why are the Dems so goddamned spineless?

And yeah, the Dems are setting themselves up to lose big in 2022 and 2024, and that's going to be it for anyone who isn't a WASP male.

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TheoryzC
01/25/21 10:49:08 PM
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Unless I'm missing something

https://mobile.twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1353903044212224000


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Doom_Art
01/25/21 10:50:30 PM
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Holy shit calm down everyone lol

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CADE FOSTER
01/25/21 10:53:27 PM
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its been 5 days Biden still hasnt killed god smh
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jumi
01/25/21 10:58:36 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
Filibuster rule means you need 60 Senators to agree you end debate. You still only need 50+1 to pass in the end but you need to get there first.

Basically gives the minority party all the power. A bill could have a 59-41 vote to end debate and it wouldn't be able to.

Then why couldn't the Dems do this when Repubs were in power?

Also you can't filibuster judicial nominees.

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Humble_Novice
01/25/21 11:02:19 PM
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TC is being a scaremonger again, I see.
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Doom_Art
01/25/21 11:03:23 PM
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Also Iunno how this is being spun as a win for McConnell

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Humble_Novice
01/25/21 11:05:06 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Also Iunno how this is being spun as a win for McConnell
It's not. McConnell has to play nice with the Democrats from now on at the risk of making Manchin and Sinema change their minds with his constant obstruction.
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Irony
01/25/21 11:05:29 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Also Iunno how this is being spun as a win for McConnell
Because now Democrats can't pass anything without 60 votes like McConnell wants

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fuming
01/25/21 11:05:32 PM
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ImAMarvel posted...
For real. The GOP keeps going farther to the right and the next person is going to be just as bad, or even worse than Trump, and not as stupid or incompetent.

hey, you don't know that for sure. it could just be trump again.
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berlyman101
01/25/21 11:10:09 PM
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enjoy the four years of relative peace boys, hell hath no fury like a fair election that didn't favor republicans

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Irony
01/25/21 11:14:45 PM
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berlyman101 posted...
enjoy the four years of relative peace boys, hell hath no fury like a fair election that didn't favor republicans
More like 2

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pikachupwnage
01/25/21 11:17:46 PM
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Might as well just agree to permanent UBI in exchange for making Mitch the emperor of the United States.

Not like we will get shit done and dems are gonna lose seats because 1 or two assholes.

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Humble_Novice
01/25/21 11:18:37 PM
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Irony posted...
Because now Democrats can't pass anything without 60 votes like McConnell wants
Like I said, McConnell can't obstruct as much as he did before which is a good thing for Democrats.
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Bio1590
01/25/21 11:22:25 PM
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jumi posted...


Then why couldn't the Dems do this when Repubs were in power?

Also you can't filibuster judicial nominees.

Because they're spineless and don't fall in line anywhere close to how the GOP does.

I mean shit even Bernie didn't want to get rid of it originally during the Primary debates in 2019.

https://theweek.com/speedreads/864652/warren-sanders-break-each-other-question-abolishing-filibuster
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