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Fiendish Thingy

(24,052 posts)
Sun May 17, 2026, 03:39 PM Yesterday

Jamelle Bouie: How a Democratic majority could change the system

He first mentions the changes that should happen but aren’t likely because they require amending the constitution. Then he discusses all the changes that can happen with just simple majority support and the courage to abolish the filibuster.

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Jamelle Bouie: How a Democratic majority could change the system (Original Post) Fiendish Thingy Yesterday OP
I'm quite wary of obliterating the filibuster. It's saved us some vital things over the years. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
Nothing changes without expanding the court and abolishing the filibuster Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #2

bucolic_frolic

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1. I'm quite wary of obliterating the filibuster. It's saved us some vital things over the years.
Sun May 17, 2026, 03:43 PM
Yesterday

Maybe just investigating and building credibility is ok for now, then let a Democratic DOJ work on the fallout from Trump.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,052 posts)
2. Nothing changes without expanding the court and abolishing the filibuster
Sun May 17, 2026, 03:58 PM
Yesterday

Dems can no longer govern based on a fear of what republicans might do if they regain power- after all, republicans don’t govern in fear of what Democrats might do.

Abolishing the filibuster when Dems hold the trifecta gives them an open opportunity to govern fearlessly, unhesitatingly and progressively, with every bill getting an up or down vote on the record. No more excuses, shrugging and saying to constituents “gridlock- whaddya gonna do?”

If Dems govern effectively without the obstruction of the filibuster, then it will likely be decades before republicans once again win the trifecta of power, and if they do, then every bill they try to ram through will get an on the record, up or down vote as well.

Good, effective governance requires courage, rather than hiding behind an archaic procedural smokescreen obscuring accountability.

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