A question about the filibuster for DU members:

[guillaumeb]

If the GOP were in the situation of the Democrats right now, does anyone doubt that the filibuster would have been dead for 4 months? And that they would have claimed a mandate to do everything on their wish list?

[leftieNanner]

1. Correct-a-mundo!

And (shudder) if Mitch gets his majority in 2022 or 2024, he will ditch it on day one.

[Walleye]

2. Not a doubt in my mind

[brooklynite]

3. You mean like how it was dead when the Republicans controlled the Senate last year?

[brush]

4. Yes. No doubt about it. But we're stuck with Manchin and a couple others.

[NewHendoLib]

5. there's the game we play, and the game they play. not remotely similar.

[rsdsharp]

6. I agree with the claim for the mandate, but not the filibuster.

They would have no need, since the Democrats don’t use it on virtually every bill.