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Ending the Filibuster Could Backfire on Democrats
The debate over the filibuster intensifies as calls for reform grow clamorous from left-leaning press outlets.
The Senate filibuster, once viewed as a tool to foster debate and protect minority rights, has suddenly become a lightning rod in U.S. politics again, with Democrats pushing for its elimination and Republicans defending its preservation.
“Chuck Schumer says potentially eliminating the filibuster is the key to a radical agenda,” Rich Lowry warned for the New York Post on August 21, 2024.
“Often, parties try to obscure or deny their radical plans before an election, but the Senate majority leader is being more candid,” Lowry began. Not this time, according to the New York Post.
“In a session with reporters at the Democratic National Convention, Schumer (D-NY) suggested that — should Democrats win the White House, Senate and House in November — he would seek to end the filibuster for purposes of passing voting rights and abortion legislation,” Lowry wrote.
“There’s no nuking the legislative filibuster a little bit,” he added dryly. “The end run around the Senate’s long-standing requirement for 60 votes to pass nonfiscal legislation might begin with voting rights and abortion, but it surely wouldn’t end there.”