Kent Hocutt

[PFT Commenter @PFTCommenter]

Goddammit

[Kent Hocutt @KentHocutt]

@WJCulleton 👀👀👀👀

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

Tell me again how the rule Republicans just used to block the Senate from moving to even *discuss* democracy reform encourages reasoned deliberation and bipartisan compromise.

[Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke]

It’s the filibuster or democracy.

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

There were 54 votes in favor of enacting the January 6 Commission, and 35 opposed, but because our rules are completely bananas that means that the 35 WON THE VOTE. The filibuster must go.

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

The most accurate tweet in this app’s history.

[Kent Hocutt @KentHocutt]

@HocuttHall 👀👀👀👀

[Sam Levine @srl]

New: Rep. Jim Clyburn, one of the most powerful Dems in Washington, warns his party on filibuster: “If Manchin and Sinema enjoy being in the majority, they had better figure out a way to get around the filibuster when it comes to voting and civil rights.” https://t.co/6a9UCawl06

[David Plouffe @davidplouffe]

The argument that preserving the filibuster is necessary because it’s an important tool in our Democracy falls apart when it’s clearer with every passing day we won’t have a Democracy without Congress passing voting rights legislation.

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

The filibuster was never in the constitution, originated mostly by accident, and has historically been used to block civil rights. No legislatures on earth have a supermajority requirement because that’s stupid and paralyzing. It’s time to trash the Jim Crow filibuster.

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

57 votes to impeach someone for inciting an attempted overthrow of the US government is perhaps the best argument possible for ending the filibuster.

[_ @jonjonmp]

wild stuff from NPR yesterday--

baby is born, needs to be in NICU. bill is over $207k. both parents have health insurance. they keep getting bills. here's the crazy fucking reason why omg

[Charlotte Hill @hill_charlotte]

If Senate Republicans need, at some point in the future, to abolish the filibuster in order to increase their political power, they will. Doesn't matter if Democrats do it first.

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

Democrats have a lot of good ideas to help people fast, and visibly. They have good ideas for deepening democracy, like the "For The People Act." But if they let Senate Republicans filibuster everything, they will lose in 2022, and they will deserve it. https://t.co/H7nnSykgwM

[Elie Honig @eliehonig]

Impeachment is “divisive” only if there’s an actual *divide* about the President’s conduct. If you’re ok with what he did, stand up and say it. But don’t hide behind weasel words like “divisive.”

[Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer]

Man slams barn door long after horse has left and then waits for applause

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

If Republicans are serious about learning lessons from today and finally detoxing the hate they've stirred up, they could start by asking Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz to resign. Republicans know better than anyone that the toxicity that led to this insurrection goes well beyond Trump

[Jon Bois @jon_bois]

stop fighting! everyone stop fighting! this goes against everything the lockheed martin armed forces bowl stands for!

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Interesting to contemplate the future when GOP senators — silent now about trump literally trying to overturn the election results — in February and March objecting to President Biden overreaching on an executive order they think goes too far...

[Steven White @notstevenwhite]

If America's electoral rules technically allow something bad to happen, it will eventually happen.