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minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down13·1 month agoCoulda codified Roe, but the filibuster was more important.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·1 month agoFor 50 Republicans and about three Democrats in the Senate. The Republicans are the big problem here.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·1 month agoDo you expect Republicans to protect the right to choose? We gave Democrats a majority for a reason. Preserving the filibuster wasn’t that reason.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoI’d expect them to go along with not filibustering it because people will know that they blocked it, and vote for Democrats instead.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·1 month agoAnd instead we got enough Democrats deciding to work with Republicans to preserve the filibuster.
Coulda codified Roe, but the filibuster was more important.
For 50 Republicans and about three Democrats in the Senate.
The Republicans are the big problem here.
Wasn’t it even just two Democrats?
Do you expect Republicans to protect the right to choose? We gave Democrats a majority for a reason. Preserving the filibuster wasn’t that reason.
I’d expect them to go along with not filibustering it because people will know that they blocked it, and vote for Democrats instead.
And instead we got enough Democrats deciding to work with Republicans to preserve the filibuster.