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[–] Corigan@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Non stop fillibusters for 4 years?

Is that our only hope?

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You mean filibuster. The Democrats didn't eliminate it under Biden out of fear for what Republicans would do when they took power again. Guess what?

[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And I was pissed off about that but now have to reluctantly give them credit for that. Turned out to be the right call.

But if they actually use it, the way McConnel did when he was in the minority, then the Republicans will finally get rid of it. They don't need it, as they will never again be the minority party.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There is no way we don't get a massive recession or worse in Trump's presidency. MAGA won't care, but a lot of the idiot moderates always blame the incumbent party and will vote in a Democrat.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Pretty much, honestly I think Kamela would have won if they just put up a reel-to-reel film reminding people Covid-19 is Trump's fault

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

They did, nobody who needed to hear it listened. They were all busy voting on a single issue.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They should get out of the way. It appears the majority want this.

It would seem that many need a reminder of how bad it can be.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Do the majority of people want ACA appealed or do the majority of people not understand what's coming for them?

[–] capital@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ guess we’ll see hu?

Either way, they’ll get what they voted for.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

Given all the people who wanted to "Repeal Obamacare and replace it with the ACA!"

The latter

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dems could expand the court as well before January

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

And republicans would expand it again 🤷‍♀️

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago

All it takes to eliminate the filibuster is a bare majority. Democrats did it selectively to carve out exceptions for the few promises they actually wanted to fulfill.