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what we call abuse of power” - Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer, defending the filibuster in 2005.
• “They will change the rules, break the rules, misread the constitution so that they will get their way...that...is
- Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) 2005
• “At its core, the filibuster is not about stopping a nominee or a bill -- its about compromise and moderation”
• Democrats used the filibuster 314 under President Trump
Marxist agenda, Schumer tried to end the filibuster.
socialist/Marxist agenda, starting with H.R. 1/S. 1.
expects no delay in implementing their radical social/
Democrats from totally transforming America with their
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Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)
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Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature
Democrats want to do away with the Senate filibuster
carried handily. Senator Sinema is from a state where
majority compromise with the minority.
Senator Manchin is from a state that President Trump
through legislation only they favor. It also encourages
protecting the minority from majority attempts to ram
they turned down Schumer.
the filibuster – for now. It is not hard to figure out why
continuing debate, ensuring minority views are heard, and
senators to slow consideration of a bill or nomination by
Kyrsten Sinema, refused to go along with his plans to end
tactic dating back to the early 1800s. It allows one or more
Democrats, West Virginia’s Joe Manchin and Arizona’s
The Senate filibuster is a long-standing procedural
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