Teslag said:

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It's okay though. When Democrats add Puerto Rico and DC as states, enact strict gun laws, pack the courts, and raise taxes they can feel warm inside knowing they made the democrats do it first.

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Is the assumption here that conservatives would simply go along with that without pushback? I strongly disagree with that assumption if that is what you were implying.

I'd venture that if the leftists attempted or succeeded in that it would be a near certainty in either the populace rejection of the D party or the break up of the union would be fast tracked.

Teslag said:

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Been thinking about this since oral arugments a couple of weeks ago. The big fear of getting rid of the filibuster is that once the other side is in power they can do whatever they want. But let's be honest, if Democrats get control of both houses and the presidency they are going to do this anyway. They almost did it save for Manchin and Sinema who are both no longer there. However, once SCOTUS tosses Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act out (and this appears likely now) the House of Representatives will be Republican for about as long as anyone on this board has left alive. So how does that matter in the Senate and a filibuster? Well, the filibuster is gone for judicial appointments and most nominations. So that's irrelavent. If you control the house then it doesn't matter what a Democrat senate would do, because they can't advance anything. It would purely serve as a rubberstamp in good times, useless in bad times (democrate control of Presidency and Senate).

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Ditch the filibuster so great things can be accomplished for this nation in the next 3 years. I have been a supporter of this for a long time. The filibuster prevents governance, and provides cover for both sides.

An honest media would crumble the D narrative in seconds, but instead they parrot the same lies.

People often gloss past just how important a free press is to our system of government. It's a huge check on all 3 branches. But is has to be free and HONEST.

I say pull the FCC licenses for the big 3 and put everyone on same playing field.