Democratic senators decided to get rid of the judicial filibuster eight years ago. The result was a spate of new right-wing judges under Donald Trump. Now Democrats want to get rid of the legislative filibuster as well. Why do they think this will work out any better?
To Err Is Human, to Mess up Big-Time Is Democratic
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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To be fair, in 2013, the Republicans were kind of fumbling along like a batch of idiots. Only HRC running for president restored them to functionality.
The nuke option isn’t a bad idea if the democrats would shackle it to actually doing things to help the 99% because that WOULD translate to more democrats getting voted in. But as it is right now? You’ve got it pinned.
The Republicans are going to force-trick the dems to go nuclear. By 2022, with millions out of work, no credit, evicted, etc., and Biden acting like everything’s okay, the midterms will be a political Columbine. 2024? A foregone conclusion. And then we’ll see what the Republicans can do with a nuclear option in play.