Harris’ campaign is promising that if she is elected and the numbers in Congress work, Democrats will eliminate the Senate filibuster.
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is promising that if Harris is elected president and the numbers in the House and Senate are favorable, they will eliminate the Senate filibuster for a singular altruistic purpose — to enshrine Roe v. Wade as the law of the land. They ignore polling that suggests there are other issues at the top of Americans’ daily concerns.
TheputativeHarrisadministrationwouldtryagaintoeliminatethefilibusterjustonemoretimetopasstheJohnLewisVotingRightsAct.Sen.JoeManchin,D-W.V.,andSen.KyrstenSinema,I-Ariz.,blockedthateffortin2021butwillnotbeinofficein2025. Andthen,dependingontheirwhim,theymightalsomakePuertoRicoastate.ThentheDistrictofColumbia.Thentheywouldforsurecallitquitsandgobacktothe60-voterule.Well,maybetheywouldfirsttakealookatpassingsinglepayerhealthcareand,ofcourse,use51votestopassanoncontroversialwealthtax,stacktheSupremeCourtundertheguiseofjudicialreform,guttheSecondAmendment,passbroad