Trump Is Right. Senate Republicans Should End The Filibuster Before It’s Too Late
Justin Haskins
In the midst of the recent, historically long government shutdown, President Trump repeatedly called for Senate Republicans to end the filibuster, a longstanding legislative rule requiring 60 votes to cease debate on a bill.
On Nov. 7 alone, Trump posted three times to Truth Social, urging Republicans to abolish the filibuster requirement so the Senate could end what was at the time the nation’s longest-running government shutdown.
“If Republicans kill the Filibuster, they sail to Victory for many years to come,” Trump wrote. “If they don’t, DISASTER waiting to happen!”
On Sunday evening, eight Senate Democrats broke with their party, agreeing to end the filibuster so Republicans could finally stop the government shutdown. But Trump’s warning about the filibuster remains just as important today as it was during the shutdown.
To some readers, the demand to end the filibuster might seem like inside-the-Beltway procedural wrangling, but if it were eliminated, it would completely transform how legislative business is done in Washington. It’s one of the most important issues debated today.
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