Yes, they passed Obamacare, a Republican policy thought up by Heritage Foundation. Also note that they only passed the ACA when they should’ve damn near rebuilt the country from scratch. If this is the kind of policy Americans can expect when the Democrats have a trifecta and a massive grassroots movement, then you’re basically making my point for me, but that’s beside the point. The bigger problem is that they kept the filibuster and keep keeping the filibuster when they could’ve abolished it twice. Keeping the filibuster is a choice, so the whole talk about a filibuster-proof majority is nothing more than “sorry I shot myself in the foot so I can’t come help you even though it’s literally my job, now give me more money”.
IIRC, the Democrats used the filibuster more during Trump’s first term than the Republicans did during Obama’s second term. It is a highly flawed tool, but it does have its uses. Yeah, we are going to be able to pass more things we want, but so will the opposition.
I think we should get rid of the filibuster because it has allowed the Executive to take more power. That doesn’t mean it will be entirely positive. It might even be a net negative. Remember that we got rid of the filibuster for supreme court appointments and that is what allowed the Republicans to take a supermajority there.
Yes, they passed Obamacare, a Republican policy thought up by Heritage Foundation. Also note that they only passed the ACA when they should’ve damn near rebuilt the country from scratch. If this is the kind of policy Americans can expect when the Democrats have a trifecta and a massive grassroots movement, then you’re basically making my point for me, but that’s beside the point. The bigger problem is that they kept the filibuster and keep keeping the filibuster when they could’ve abolished it twice. Keeping the filibuster is a choice, so the whole talk about a filibuster-proof majority is nothing more than “sorry I shot myself in the foot so I can’t come help you even though it’s literally my job, now give me more money”.
IIRC, the Democrats used the filibuster more during Trump’s first term than the Republicans did during Obama’s second term. It is a highly flawed tool, but it does have its uses. Yeah, we are going to be able to pass more things we want, but so will the opposition.
I think we should get rid of the filibuster because it has allowed the Executive to take more power. That doesn’t mean it will be entirely positive. It might even be a net negative. Remember that we got rid of the filibuster for supreme court appointments and that is what allowed the Republicans to take a supermajority there.