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minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-24 months agoIt did expire under a dem-held house, senate, and presidency. Of course it’s disingenuous as fuck for a republican to say that since the republicans are even more opposed to it.
minus-squareCrewman@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 months agoIt’s barely a democratic senate when they have to rely on Manchin to overcome a Republican filibuster. But that absolutely should have been gone when they had a super majority.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·4 months agoFun fact. You don’t need 60 votes to kill the filibuster. Keeping the filibuster is cover for conservative Democrats.
It did expire under a dem-held house, senate, and presidency.
Of course it’s disingenuous as fuck for a republican to say that since the republicans are even more opposed to it.
It’s barely a democratic senate when they have to rely on Manchin to overcome a Republican filibuster.
But that absolutely should have been gone when they had a super majority.
Fun fact. You don’t need 60 votes to kill the filibuster. Keeping the filibuster is cover for conservative Democrats.