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Tommymac

(7,263 posts) Thu Oct 21, 2021, 02:38 PM Oct 2021

Majority Rules. It's F'ing Broken. Fix it. Or Forget Democracy.

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Majority Rules. It's F'ing Broken. Fix it. Or Forget Democracy. (Original Post) Tommymac Oct 2021 OP

Truth. Sad! czarjak Oct 2021 #1

Yup. Wish we could get the 70% Majority to stop driving for a day or two or three in protest. Tommymac Oct 2021 #4

Happy to see several Senators supporting an end to the Filibuster. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #2

They can be bought. I bet for under 10 Million each. Tommymac Oct 2021 #3

I don't know the number, but if we're not working behind the scenes to reach a number, lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #5

To do that, you need to either aggressively reform or kill capitalism RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #6

The filibuster saved us from Trump and a Republican majority just 3 years ago. Calista241 Oct 2021 #7

One of the saddest K&R's ever. Boomerproud Oct 2021 #8

czarjak

(11,274 posts)

1. Truth. Sad!

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 02:50 PM

Oct 2021

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)

4. Yup. Wish we could get the 70% Majority to stop driving for a day or two or three in protest.

Reply to czarjak (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:05 PM

Oct 2021

That is the best way I know to hit the Energy Oligarchs where it hurts them the most.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

2. Happy to see several Senators supporting an end to the Filibuster.

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 02:54 PM

Oct 2021

Make it happen. Use whatever pork, bribe, or Kompromat necessary to get SineManchin on board.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)

3. They can be bought. I bet for under 10 Million each.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:03 PM

Oct 2021

That would be a bargain.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

5. I don't know the number, but if we're not working behind the scenes to reach a number,

Reply to Tommymac (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:10 PM

Oct 2021

we are in deep shit.

RFCalifornia

(440 posts)

6. To do that, you need to either aggressively reform or kill capitalism

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:22 PM

Oct 2021

Capitalism implies everything and everyone is for sale

Even politicians

Especially politicians

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

7. The filibuster saved us from Trump and a Republican majority just 3 years ago.

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:50 PM

Oct 2021

Considering the way things are going, I don't want a decision made in 2021 to condemn us all in 2025.

Boomerproud

(7,952 posts)

8. One of the saddest K&R's ever.

Reply to Tommymac (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 04:41 PM

Oct 2021

People are not paying attention. 😡😥

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