Mitch McConnell's warning about the consequences of changing the filibuster rules

[Hardkill]

Should the Democrats in the Senate take his threat seriously or is he bluffing?

[Willie]

Oh, Mitch. Such a fine example of toxic life purpose. Such wasted potential for a smart guy to accomplish great things. I feel pretty confident in saying the day he leaves is the day the Senate starts running smoother.

[Hardkill]

1 minute ago, Willie said:

Oh, Mitch. Such a fine example of toxic life purpose. Such wasted potential for a smart guy to accomplish great things. I feel pretty confident in saying the day he leaves is the day the Senate starts running smoother.

 I am not so sure about that. How do u know that he won’t be replaced by someone as bad as him if not worse?

[DocWatts]

As long as Systems are in place to reward Bad Actors, you can be sure that someone will almost always be willing and able to fill that role.

The best thing that can be done to prevent Mitch or his 2.0 counterpart from being successful in thier obstructionist tactics is to change the Rules of the Game so they're not nearly as effective.

Which in practical terms would mean Voting in Candidates who are in favor of Eliminating (or at least reforming) the Filibuster, and pressuring those already in Office in that direction.

Statehood for DC and Puerto Rico would also go a long way towards making it harder for Bad Faith actors to use obstructionist tactics, in addition to the obvious injustice that would be addressed by giving Representation to these populations.

Sadly I see the Republican Party as basically beyond salvaging by this point (Mitch and Trump are the logical progression of the Rot that started to set in as far back as Reagan). Ensuring that Democrats have a wide enough Majority in future elections that one or two dissenting Senators (such as Joe Manchin) isn't enough to derail Senatorial Reforms is more or less the only path towards fixing any of these issues.

Edited March 19, 2021 by DocWatts

[Hardkill]

14 hours ago, DocWatts said:

As long as Systems are in place to reward Bad Actors, you can be sure that someone will almost always be willing and able to fill that role.

The best thing that can be done to prevent Mitch or his 2.0 counterpart from being successful in thier obstructionist tactics is to change the Rules of the Game so they're not nearly as effective.

Which in practical terms would mean Voting in Candidates who are in favor of Eliminating (or at least reforming) the Filibuster, and pressuring those already in Office in that direction.

Statehood for DC and Puerto Rico would also go a long way towards making it harder for Bad Faith actors to use obstructionist tactics, in addition to the obvious injustice that would be addressed by giving Representation to these populations.

Sadly I see the Republican Party as basically beyond salvaging by this point (Mitch and Trump are the logical progression of the Rot that started to set in as far back as Reagan). Ensuring that Democrats have a wide enough Majority in future elections that one or two dissenting Senators (such as Joe Manchin) isn't enough to derail Senatorial Reforms is more or less the only path towards fixing any of these issues.

Yeah, I agree with all of that. 

Republicans and libertarians must pay for all of their crimes!

Edited March 20, 2021 by Hardkill