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13. Fingers crossed

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 01:35 PM

Dec 2021

That this can get done... our democracy desperately needs to shed this Jim Crow relic.

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Biden says he supports filibuster carve-out for voting rights [View all] Calista241 Dec 2021 OP

YAY!!! Merry Christmas Democrats. FalloutShelter Dec 2021 #1

Woohoo! highplainsdem Dec 2021 #2

Getting rid of the filibuster gets us part way there. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2021 #3

Make. Them. Vote. CincyDem Dec 2021 #4

In the case of getting rid of the filibuster BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #5

Weren't there a couple of major carve outs just last couple of months? Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #6

I haven't heard of any Rules changes except one recent one BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #8

I agree with your timeline re: Reid but... CincyDem Dec 2021 #14

Well actually McConnell did BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #15

Then the repugs go judge-shopping and take the new VRB to court pecosbob Dec 2021 #9

Hasn't president manchin already vetoed this idea? PSPS Dec 2021 #10

Voting rights should be passed ASAP KS Toronado Dec 2021 #11

Require person filibustering to be on the floor talking. LiberalFighter Dec 2021 #12

Fingers crossed Amy_Jones_90 Dec 2021 #13