I suppose there are people in the press corps that will take this seriously, but does anybody else who is politically aware? Mitt Romney warns of the dire consequences of getting rid of the filibuster:
“The United States Senate is one of our vital democratic institutions, and the power given to the minority in the Senate and the resulting requirement for political consensus are among the Senate’s defining features,” Romney said on the Senate floor.
“Note that in the federal government, empowerment of the minority is established through only one institution: the Senate,” he added. “The majority decides in the House; the majority decides in the Supreme Court; and the president, of course, is a majority of one. Only in the Senate does the minority restrain the power of the majority.”
Romney proceeded to lash out at Democrats, cautioning that different types of legislation, including taxes, safety net programs, and national security, would change once a different party secures the majority.
“There is also a reasonable chance Republicans will win both houses in Congress, and that Donald Trump himself could once again be elected president in 2024,” he continued. “Have Democrats thought what it would mean for them — for the Democrat minority — to have no power whatsoever?”
Let me explain Mitt. If Trump is elected in 2024 and the Republicans have majorities in both houses they will get rid of the filibuster as soon as the Democrats threaten to use it. And you will not stand in the way.
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