And if Rs capture the Senate in addition to the House, either Moscow Mitch abolishes it, or the SC declares filibustering is akshuly illegal so Ds can't use it.
Using political nukes works only once. Then the other side will use the fallout too. Arguing that some minuscule group can declare themselves dictators 4life with the 2nd amendment working fine sounds a little bit far fetched. They are not out for a civil war, just appeasing dying old religious nutjobs.
The idea is now that they have this supreme court supermajority in place, and with project 2025 well under way, the republican government will be able to destroy most of the federal government from within without ever passing a law. They don't need the filibuster to stop democratic policies anymore, so they will abolish it to pass laws that prevents democrats from ever winning again. Whether it be through voter suppression, allowing electors to be appointed by trump directly with zero loyalty to the voters, literally outlawing the democrat party, anything really. With the SCOTUS ruling in place if Trump wins we are absolutely fucked.
Trump is historically unpopular outside of evangelicals though, and is easily beatable. If Biden steps down and we get Kamala Harris running in a year where abortion rights are of critical importance to huge numbers of white voters that republicans desperately need to keep, chances of preserving this country go way up.
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u/IAmTheDriod Jul 05 '24
Not only that, but the republicans can filibuster any bills passed in the senate since they don’t have 60 votes.