This clip is kinda amazing, actually.
Abbott acts like he is some outside observer...instead of the CURRENT GOVERNOR of that state.
Um, hello? Take action, Greg...
@RepNancyMace The invasion has already happened. We are now in the takeover/destroy the country phase. This 250 year celebration won't mean anything if we don't fight back NOW!!
We make it far too easy for senators in the minority to use the filibuster to kill bills supported by the majority.
The whole idea behind the filibuster has, from the beginning, been to protect and prolong debate—not to cut off debate, forcing the Senate to abandon any bill that doesn’t immediately receive the support of at least 60 senators.
Filibustering is supposed to require far more than opposing cloture.
Especially for bills of exceptional national importance—like the SAVE America Act—senators should be required to hold the floor and speak.
The minute filibustering senators stop doing that, the legislation can and should be passed at a simple-majority threshold.
This is not a radical idea.
This describes what the filibuster is, how it has historically operated, and how it should work today.
Share this message if you agree that the Senate—and the country as a whole—would be well served by a return to this approach.