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Can someone explain to me what would stop dems from infinitely fillibustering any of the Republicans bullshit laws if they got control, similar to how the Republicans have?
Gridlock doesn't benefit Democrats like it does Republicans.
How so?
Democrats run on a platform of "we want to do x, y, and z to make things better. Vote us in and we will do those things."
Republicans run on a platform of "we want to destroy things a, b, and c to make things better. Vote us in and we will destroy those things."
Filibustering helps destroy things. It does not help to build things.
It's easier to destroy than build.
Nothing, though the budget reconciliation process allows for one filibuster-proof bill a year if it primarily deals with the budget.
That said, the filibuster is just an internal Senate rule. A majority could simply eliminate it at any time, but that of course may come back to bite them when the balance of power shifts.
I don't see this causing real problems. It would make the Senate more democratic if there were no fillibuster.
The Republicans will obliterate the fillibuster the day they want to, claiming the Democrats are forcing them to.
That would honestly be great for Democrats long term, which Is why they wouldn't do it.
Don't they need a super majority to do that?
No, the filibuster is just a rule the Senate made up and it only takes a majority of the Senate to change their rules.
The Constitution allows each chamber to set their own rules however they like. Just the barest majority is all that is required.
Presumably Project 2025.