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[–] 19 points 1 year ago* (11 children)

Need 60 votes in the senate and it’s 53 republicans in there atm

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago*

    They can lower it back to 51 like before the no-show filibuster rules and keep it at 51, but that takes away a major tool used for corruption and obstruction. Or they can just not cause people's insurance premiums to skyrocket next year.

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    They don't and they do. They could blow up the filibuster for good, but they don't want Democrats to be able to use the Senate fully with just 51 votes.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    So, in your own words, they just don’t want to end the shutdown then. They absolutely could if they wanted to.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah, I wasn't exactly disagreeing.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm in the UK so appreciate the extra detail about how broken your political system is.

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