Republican Resistance To Cooperation Leaves Democrats Few Options - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Rachel Maddow explains that in order to overcome the filibuster, Democrats need ten Republicans to vote with them on any given piece of legislation, an extremely unlikely scenario given Mitch McConnell's unwillingness to allow Democrats any accomplishments, and leaving reconciliation as Democrats' only recourse. Aired on 01/28/2021.




Why Dems Get Only Two Chances At Major Legislation This Year (Unless...) - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

Rachel Maddow explains why Democrats have two opportunities to use budget reconciliation this year to work around Republican obstruction, leaving many of their policy goals at a dead end unless the filibuster is eliminated. Aired on 01/28/2021.

[zanana1]

1. Why didn't Democrats use the filibuster when they were in the minority?

[markpkessinger]

3. Part of the reason . . .

. . . is that there really wasn't much to filibuster. Other than Trump's tax cut bill, Republicans did almost nothing legislatively for four years.

[fescuerescue]

4. Yea. they seem to think that fewer new laws is somehow better

[ancianita]

2. She never once mentions the nuclear option, but could have. I wonder why she didn't.

[mysteryowl]

5. The two I would pick:

Covid package

and

voting rights

[poli-junkie]

6. Yes: Covid relief and Voting Rights -- no brainer.