#endthefilibuster — Public Fediverse posts
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If the Democratic Party takes Congress in 2026, the first thing they should do is end the Senate filibuster. It’s a rule that if it ever did serve a purpose, it now prevents any opportunity for Congress to challenge a POTUS that does not respect the rule of law. It’s not in the constitution.
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#Republican House Speaker #MikeJohnson AWKWARDLY scrambles after #DonaldTrump puts him in a tough spot with repeated demands to #endthefilibuster over the #governmentshutdown fight. #JordanUhl and @thetraecrowder.bsky.social break it down on @thedamagereport.bsky.social youtu.be/kVuVsGISEXo?...
Republican House Speaker SCRAM... -
"The #Constitution specified supermajorities in specific cases (e.g., treaties, Senate removal after an impeachment). It was never intended to be the norm...
The #minority should not be able to permanently block #majority governance. That was never the constitutional structure envisioned by the Founding Fathers.
#Democrats can make these changes if they have 50 votes plus the vice president."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/02/democrats-rule-changes/ -
"the problem is #Republicans’ insistence on denying the key component of a #democracy: the power of the people to elect the leaders of their choice to #govern...
#Democrats can change Senate rules and customs that are entirely outside the constitutional order and pile one #MinorityRule gimmick on top of another (e.g., a #filibuster to block a vote in the Senate, which already favors sparsely populated, overwhelmingly White states)."
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The Anti-Abortion Right Is Grilling Doctors on Tattoos, Tweets
https://theintercept.com/2023/06/24/dobbs-abortion-doctors-humiliation/
#WomensRights #1A #SupportWomensReproductiveRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #ExpandSCOTUS #GOPWarOnWomen #EndTheFilibuster #SeparationOfChurchAndState #VoteProgressive
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Supreme Court: New documents show how Sandra Day O'Connor helped George W. Bush win the 2000 election | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/politics/bush-gore-oconnor-supreme-court-2000/index.html
#SCOTUSCorruption #BalanceTheCourt #ExpandSCOTUS #EndTheFilibuster #JudicialCoup #ScotusTermLimits #GOPWarOnDemocracy #SaveDemocracy #VoteProgressive
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Tennessee Republicans Immediately Kill Gun Safety Bill After Nashville Shooting | The New Republic
#WhatsTheMatterWithTheGOP #Repeal2A #RepealPLCAA #DissolveTheNRA #BalanceTheCourt #ExpandSCOTUS #GunControlNow #EndTheFilibuster #VoteProgressive
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War on women: The link between white supremacy, "men's rights" and anti-abortion politics | Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2023/04/01/on-women-the-link-between-supremacy-mens-rights-and-anti-abortion/
#SupportWomensReproductiveRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #ExpandSCOTUS #GOPWarOnWomen #EndTheFilibuster #SeparationOfChurchAndState #VoteProgressive
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https://www.huffpost.com/news/politics #EndTheFilibuster #GunReformNow #IllegitimateSCOTUS How This Supreme Court Ruling Is Already Affecting Gun Reform In A Blue State
The landmark decision isn’t just overturning gun laws – it’s stopping them from passing in the first place.
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The #US' American Experiment must be reformed--1st thoughts:
POLITICS:
#EndTheFilibuster
#StatehoodForPuertoRico
#StatehoodForDCReversely codify #CitizensUnitedVsFEC (even better: constitutional amendment)
COURTS
#ImpeachThePerjuringJustices
#Supreme13
#ExpandTheCourtECONOMIC POLICY
Build far closer ties (#FTA's) with (#NATO) allies.
Revamp the #WTA
Reengage in pre-WWII trust-busting
#NationalizeTwitterFISCAL POLICY:
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/109699068277637039 -
AR-15 style rifle marketed for kids showcased at Vegas gun show https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-rifle-ar-15-style-children-gun-show-las-vegas-20230118-7yuykl3rufguhlirrrtobmy2ka-story.html
#Repeal2A #RepealPLCAA #DissolveTheNRA #BalanceTheCourt #ExpandSCOTUS #GunControlNow #EndTheFilibuster #VoteProgressive
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The Supreme Court Returned Abortion to the States, and This What We Get https://jezebel.com/the-supreme-court-returned-abortion-to-the-states-and-1849986053
#WomensRights #1A #SupportWomensReproductiveRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #ExpandSCOTUS #GOPWarOnWomen #EndTheFilibuster #SeparationOfChurchAndState #VoteProgressive
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Born alive abortion law: House Republicans' bill is a cry for help. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/01/born-alive-abortion-house-republicans.html
#WomensRights #1A #SupportWomensReproductiveRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #ExpandSCOTUS #GOPWarOnWomen #EndTheFilibuster #SeparationOfChurchAndState #VoteProgressive
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Republican Men Still Can’t Talk About Abortion and Rape Without Embarrassing Themselves https://jezebel.com/republican-men-still-can-t-talk-about-abortion-and-rape-1849981044
#SupportWomensReproductiveRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #ExpandSCOTUS #GOPWarOnWomen #EndTheFilibuster #SeparationOfChurchAndState #VoteProgressive