Yesterday in the U.S. Senate the Republicans stopped a Democrat effort to form a 1/6 commission. Several Republicans voted in favor of the formation of a commission, and two Democrats were no-shows for the vote.
The DC bureau chief for The Intercept says America is at a certain precipice:
A system that allows a 54-35 vote margin to be called a "stinging defeat" for the side that got the 54 is just not sustainable. This is over one way or another-it either slides into authoritarian minority rule or the filibuster goes away and allows an actual democracy to function pic.twitter.com/PNi2uF2z2q
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) May 28, 2021
“Authoritarian minority rule” has a special kind of ring to it.
"authoritarian minority rule" https://t.co/q3uaPIZ7cl pic.twitter.com/4y1qpb4yb4
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) May 29, 2021
Not even Twitter understands this psychobabble. pic.twitter.com/nIqv7Tyan4
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) May 29, 2021
Strange, we don’t see those kinds of concerns from the media and Democrats when the Dems use the filibuster to block Republican bills:
Siri, show me takes you never heard when Democrats filibustered Tim Scott's police reform bill or the third coronavirus relief bill. https://t.co/PD600t5z5V
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) May 29, 2021
It’s almost as if many “journalists” are just media extensions of the DNC.
NARRATOR: The person who wrote this is mad that he can’t get authoritarian majority rule. https://t.co/Q2BvvAONDH
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 29, 2021
These people want to destroy the Constitution. They want direct majoritarianism rule (the real authoritarian threat.) It's no more complicated than that. https://t.co/4fDowPUKNP
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) May 29, 2021
“Journalists” advocating for abolishing then filibuster instead of, ya know, doing their job. https://t.co/AdW9UJ16wR
— SSgt Snuffy (@SsgtSnuffy) May 29, 2021
And he’s had plenty of help from other “journalist” types.
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