One Big Reason to Keep the Filibuster, and it Trumps Everything Else

Mitch may be in charge again, possibly soon, and then the filibuster will be all there is to shield us

Allow me a small digression before I get to the point of why I very reluctantly and with great sadness must concede that we have to keep the filibuster — and yes, I am once again…

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One Big Reason to Keep the Filibuster, and it Trumps Everything Else

Mitch may be in charge again, possibly soon, and then the filibuster will be all there is to shield us

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