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Let's talk about the debate over ending the filibuster....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Well, howdy there, internet it's Bo again so today we are going to talk

0:26.5

about the filibuster and the discussion over ending it getting a lot of questions about the different positions that people are taking and the

0:39.9

long-term impacts from either ending it or not ending it. I'm going to try to set my

0:48.9

opinion aside and just present both arguments. Now with any discussion there's always more than

0:55.8

two sides there's always more than two arguments. In this case though

1:01.2

when you strip away the historical context that gets used as talking points, at the end

1:11.1

of the day it's real politics. It is just political and all of the other stuff

1:16.4

it doesn't really matter it's window dressing. So if you're not familiar with what the filibuster is it's a rule in the Senate. It's not a

1:25.5

constitutional thing. It's just a rule in the Senate. Its pure political impact is

1:31.4

to make it harder to get stuff through the Senate.

1:34.6

A simple majority isn't enough.

1:37.4

Because of this, right now, McConnell is able to be McConnell to do what he's done his entire career, which is play the

1:45.8

obstructionist. He's able to slow and in some cases stop the Democratic

1:50.9

Party's agenda. Even though they're the party in power.

1:57.2

Because of this, some people want to get rid of the filibuster.

2:00.6

Those opposed to the idea are generally coming from the historical perspective.

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