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no_hypocrisy

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1. For one thing, if the Senate nullified the filibuster,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 08:56 AM

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in practical terms, there would be TWO Houses of Representatives, with legislation passing on the mere whims and passions of the members of both Houses.

The Senate was designed to be a deliberative body, wherein issues were slowly debated before votes. The filibuster slows down the process with objections by the minority to be considered. And as a consequence, the proposed legislation is either modified or shelved if a 60-vote majority can't pass it.

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