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Democrats, Please Throw Us in the Filibuster
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Posted By: Hazymac, 1/7/2022 2:10:35 PM

Chuck Schumer, the Inspector Clouseau of Senate Majority Leaders in comparison to Mitch McConnell’s Sherlock Holmes, has decided to try to strong-arm Joe Manchin and Kristin Sinema into dropping their opposition to killing the filibuster by making a big public show of it. Hey, that’s plan has worked great so far. I sure hope he succeeds – for once – for three reasons. Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. As so often happens with the Dems, Napoleon’s injunction to never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake comes to mind. So does Br'er Rabbit’s plea to Br'er Fox not to toss him into the briar patch.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: thekidsmom66 1/7/2022 2:30:40 PM (No. 1031362)
Mitch is nowhere near as clever as Mr. Holmes...
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Hazymac 1/7/2022 2:33:53 PM (No. 1031366)
Your hoped for Wilson Combat EDC X9 (1911 style) is a beauty, Kurt. Same as you, I hope the SCOTUS crams concealed carry down California Democrats' hoplophobic necks. In this crazy age when violent criminality is encouraged by crooked, thoughtless politicians and prosecutors, being properly armed can save you or a family member a trip to the morgue. Karl Malden didn't leave home without his American Express card. When I leave home, I glock the door before driving away.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: MindMadeUp 1/7/2022 3:35:17 PM (No. 1031408)
Well, Kurt, maybe if Democrats kill the filibuster it'll give Republicans unlimited power when they take back the government. The Catch 22 is that with the filibuster gone the conservatives won't be able to take back the government. The fascist Democrats want to kill the filibuster in order to pass vote fraud legislation that will make permanent their ability to control who "wins" all future elections.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Maggie2u 1/7/2022 4:57:16 PM (No. 1031478)
Just think. This time next year after the Republicans take the House and Senate, the corrupt media will finally start to pay attention to voting irregularities, ballot harvesting, illegal and/or dead voters.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: thomthomp 1/7/2022 7:55:19 PM (No. 1031618)
Think he has waaay too much confidence in Republicans actually using power should they get it. History suggests otherwise, especially if they keep the same swamp creature leadership.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Come And Take It 1/7/2022 8:02:52 PM (No. 1031624)
Stupid idea, rife with peril. This is better killed here and now than having it go through and spending years on something that SCOTUS would refuse to hear in the first place. The courts historically do not intervein is internal rules of Congress unless something is so blatantly unconstitutional that it has to be addressed. Take this chance, and you will end up with far reaching, damaging consequences. As far as I am concerned, if you cannot convince 60 (or even 67) senators of something, its probably a crap idea in the first place. Passing new legislation was made deliberately hard for a reason. Senators are support to be the check against all this populist crap written by the House morons. They are supposed to represent the interest of their STATE, and used to, until the 17th Amendment was passed. Do not tempt fate here.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: J. Arthur Brown 1/7/2022 9:49:37 PM (No. 1031691)
Mitch McConnell is no Sherlock Holmes and if Schlichter thinks he is Schlichter is no Sherlock Holmes either.
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