Your comment about the filibuster is exactly what I've been saying since Ossoff and Warnock won but there are other reasons why I think the filibuster will survive. I worked in the Senate for three years and I think that gives me some level of expertise.
Not only does this expose Democrats to tough votes during cloture votes, it also permanently weakens the power of individual Senators. No more Rand Paul filibusters to get assurances that that Americans can't get drone striked on American soil. No more Chris Murphy filibusters to get votes on gun control. Finally, with such a thin majority, it's not killing the 60-vote threshold would mean Democrats would increase their chance of major policy victories substantially. If they had a 52 or 53 majority, they'd have room to spare and I'd say it might make some political sense to go nuclear. But there's a chance they do so and still can't unite the caucus to pass voting rights, gun control or any other number of gun control measures in the 117th Congress.
A lot of people are buying guns this year because they know your kind want them disarmed and helpless against murderous criminals.
Your comment about the filibuster is exactly what I've been saying since Ossoff and Warnock won but there are other reasons why I think the filibuster will survive. I worked in the Senate for three years and I think that gives me some level of expertise.
Not only does this expose Democrats to tough votes during cloture votes, it also permanently weakens the power of individual Senators. No more Rand Paul filibusters to get assurances that that Americans can't get drone striked on American soil. No more Chris Murphy filibusters to get votes on gun control. Finally, with such a thin majority, it's not killing the 60-vote threshold would mean Democrats would increase their chance of major policy victories substantially. If they had a 52 or 53 majority, they'd have room to spare and I'd say it might make some political sense to go nuclear. But there's a chance they do so and still can't unite the caucus to pass voting rights, gun control or any other number of gun control measures in the 117th Congress.