Let's talk about Biden, McConnell, and the filibuster....
Belle of the Ranch
Belle of the Ranch
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🗓️ 17 March 2021
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 0:21.0 | Well, howdy there, internet people people let's bow again so we've had some developments |
| 0:26.7 | in the campaign to change or alter or repeal the filibuster. Some major Democratic Party heavy hitters have come out in |
| 0:39.2 | favor of changes. Not many going all the way to repeal as of yet, but they're saying it's still on the |
| 0:48.2 | table. |
| 0:50.8 | Quick recap, for those who don't know the filibuster is a process that exists in the |
| 0:56.4 | Senate that allows the minority party in this case the Republicans to hold up |
| 1:01.8 | legislation unless the other side can get 60 votes. |
| 1:07.0 | Short version that's what it boils down to. |
| 1:10.0 | It's a Senate rule. It's not part of the Constitution. It's something that exists theoretically to encourage healthy debate. |
| 1:21.1 | That's why it's there. Now a whole bunch of Democratic Party |
| 1:27.8 | members and now a lot of the leadership are advocating for changes. Biden |
| 1:31.9 | himself has said that he plans |
| 1:35.3 | to advocate to switch back to a talking filibuster, |
| 1:39.0 | which means if they want to hold up the legislation |
| 1:41.1 | for debate purposes, they have to get up and talk. |
| 1:45.1 | I think that's a great idea. |
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