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0 pointsverzali1y ago0 comments

> But then if the Democrats retake the Senate in the midterm elections they will benefit from the removed filibuster and be able to undo everything the Republicans did in the first place.

That's called democracy.

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chongli1y ago

Yes, so isn't that a satisfactory answer for why the Republicans won't remove the filibuster? It's ultimately self-defeating.

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0 pointsverzali1y ago0 comments

> But then if the Democrats retake the Senate in the midterm elections they will benefit from the removed filibuster and be able to undo everything the Republicans did in the first place.

That's called democracy.

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chongli1y ago

Yes, so isn't that a satisfactory answer for why the Republicans won't remove the filibuster? It's ultimately self-defeating.

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