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minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoIt was lieberman and nelson. manchin hadn’t rotated in yet.
minus-squaresvtdragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYou’re right, and let’s not forget the Franken recount that lasted until June. So a very brief window to get stuff done.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThey could have completely done away with the filibuster forever with only 50. I will never accept the “we need 60 to get anything done” excuse. It just means “we don’t want to do anything.”
minus-squaresvtdragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI don’t really buy that. Even the Rs haven’t gone that far. Imagine how much worse things could be if they had.
It was lieberman and nelson. manchin hadn’t rotated in yet.
You’re right, and let’s not forget the Franken recount that lasted until June. So a very brief window to get stuff done.
They could have completely done away with the filibuster forever with only 50.
I will never accept the “we need 60 to get anything done” excuse. It just means “we don’t want to do anything.”
I don’t really buy that. Even the Rs haven’t gone that far. Imagine how much worse things could be if they had.