‘Shameless’ Dems embrace filibuster they once tried to abolish
Story by Jon Levine • 2h •
Democrats have fallen back in love with the filibuster.
Mere weeks into President Trump’s second term, Senate Democrats are already making liberal use of the obstructive maneuver, flying in the face of recent efforts by the party to abolish it.
“There’s only one party in Washington that’s been consistent on this issue, and it is not the Democrats. They favor the filibuster when it’s convenient for them, and they try to abolish it when it stands in the way of their far-left agenda,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told The Post.
“The only thing that surprises me at this point is how casually and shamelessly they abandon their pursuit to scrap the filibuster when it doesn’t suit their immediate political needs.”
The procedural hold used by the minority party has the effect of forcing legislation in the chamber to require 60 votes to pass — a nearly impossible threshold for most legislation in closely-divided Congress.
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