Lawrence O’Donnell, Norm Ornstein and Jonathan Alter discuss Pres. Biden’s recent answer about whether he would support getting rid of the filibuster to pass a […]
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‘Rigged Against Democracy’: Hayes On The Backward Filibuster System
Chris Hayes: Democrats need 60 votes to try to protect the voting rights people fought for decades to achieve. But Republicans needed just 50 to […]
Continue readingPadilla: Nothing ‘Remotely Compelling’ To Keep The Filibuster | MTP Daily | MSNBC
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) shares his sentiments on the filibuster after he called for getting rid of it in his inaugural speech to the Senate. […]
Continue readingPennsylvania AG Calls For ‘Doing Away With The Filibuster’ To Pass Gun Control | The ReidOut | MSNBC
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he’s for getting rid of the filibuster to pass gun control: "If you're telling me that the inaction that […]
Continue readingHarry Reid Calls For Killing The Filibuster: ‘60% Is Not A Real Democracy’ | The ReidOut | MSNBC
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says ‘we need to get a lot of things done’ and calls for killing the filibuster: "The country's better […]
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