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- the house majority is a thin 1-2 seats and full of factions that can barely cooperate - the filibuster still exists - almost certain one or both houses flip
by ausbah 2y ago
- the house majority is a thin 1-2 seats and full of factions that can barely cooperate
- the filibuster still exists
- almost certain one or both houses flip in 2 years
- lotsofpulp 2y agoFilibuster is for legislation that needs 60 Senate votes, tax changes only need 50. There are also quite a few Democrats in swing districts who I bet will vote for tax cuts. They are basically only in office instead of their Republican opponents because their opponent opposed women’s rights.
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoThat's not quite right. Nothing (or almost nothing?) needs 60 Senate votes to pass. The difference is that they've agreed not to filibuster tax laws, and you need 60 votes to break a filibuster. So you're right on the practical effect, but the details are slightly off.