How 9 senators get to hold 80% of America hostage

In his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, “America Needs the Filibuster,” former Sen. Ben Sasse argues the filibuster “provides a bulwark against consolidated power.” Later, he states the filibuster rule, “plays a critical role in limiting and dividing power … the filibuster safeguards the spirit of the Constitution’s anticonsolidation objective.” The truth is, if the […]

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