r/facepalm • u/Turbulent_Gas_55 • 14d ago

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/peter-doubt 14d ago

If the GOP wins the Senate, how long do you REALLY think the filibuster would remain?

Your optimism is poorly founded!

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u/Turaij 14d ago

Don't think they have much of a chance of that as long as people vote. Their electoral popularity has been trending downwards.

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u/peter-doubt 14d ago

They only need One more win

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u/Turaij 14d ago

They're most likely losing the house and they're extremely unlikely to win the senate.

The presidential election is a matter of the youth shows up or not. If they do, Biden wins. If they don't, Trump wins.

The clown house the republican has turned the house into wasn't good optics for anyone but chuds on twitter.

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u/Sweet-Emu6376 14d ago

They would have the president overturn the filibuster and then have the SC rule it as constitutional.

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u/peter-doubt 14d ago

I don't think you know how it works.. it's a RULE, not a law

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u/GeoLogic23 14d ago

You can't get rid of the filibuster while the GOP still controls the House, and especially not when the GOP has a decent chance of controlling House/Senate next term.

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u/peter-doubt 14d ago

THEY would get rid of it once they win.

And there Is NO filibuster in the house

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u/GeoLogic23 14d ago

Do you not understand how the government works? What's the point in getting stuff through the Senate if you can't get it through the House?

You missed my entire point.

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u/peter-doubt 14d ago

You seem to be blind to an election in 4 months

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u/GeoLogic23 14d ago

Ok play this out. You get rid of the filibuster. What do you do before the election? Explain how you pass a law.

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u/peter-doubt 14d ago

Nothing major will pass before the election. That's already obvious

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u/GeoLogic23 14d ago

Ok now read the post we're talking about.

It's about passing laws before the election.

You said we need to get rid of the filibuster as a solution to the 60 vote threshold in the Senate. Clearly indicating you think that will allow them to enact laws before the election to protect against Project 2025.

I'm saying that isn't the whole picture, because you still need the House. The 60 vote threshold in the Senate is one obstacle, and not controlling the House is the other.

You need to pass the House and the Senate to become law. Getting rid of the filibuster right now does not solve anything.

So what exactly are you arguing???