Not knowing US constitutional law, it seems to me the SCOTUS decision might mean that the Dems missed an opportunity when they had the house
That it’s a federal matter seems legally predictable/natural to me, and that it then falls to congress to enforce then also seems natural.
What am I missing on that?
Otherwise, what would the Dems have had to lose by passing an act when they had the house? The 14th was right there.
When the dems had the house they had a faux majority in the Senate. Neither Manchin nor Sinema would have voted to abolish the filibuster and they had no path to 60 votes for anything against Trump.
We’re in a world now where there’s no path to 60 votes ever again on any issue that isn’t “Killing dogs is bad.”
“Killing dogs is bad.”
I mean, you just lost Mitt Romney’s vote with that one
When the dems had the house they had a faux majority in the Senate.
Democrats had a real majority. They found enough no votes to block stuff they ran on but never had any intention of passing. Exactly like they did with the public option.
Voters are expected to operate in perfect lockstep and vote for the worst candidates party leadership thinks it can get away with. When our elected officials break off and vote with their fucking donors, we don’t demand conformity with the party from them at all.
You want there to be some grand conspiracy, but there isn’t. What’s crazy is how much smarter you think they are than they actually are
Your argument is a false dichotomy. You need 40 votes to block and 61 votes to pass anything (that’s not a budget reconciliation or judicial confirmations) in the Senate. That’s a difference of 11 states worth of Senators. Its a fucking nightmare, but its also a big part of what slowed Trump’s agenda.
Your argument is a false dichotomy. You need 40 votes to block and 61 votes to pass anything (that’s not a budget reconciliation or judicial confirmations) in the Senate.
They need only 50 to change the rules of the Senate, with which they could do away with the filibuster forever. If they wanted to.
They do not want to.