This morning, Donald Trump took to Twitter to call on Mitch McConnell to “use the nuclear option” to ensure that funding for the border wall will pass in the Senate:
Mitch, use the Nuclear Option and get it done! Our Country is counting on you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018
And ThinkProgress is all over it. No, really. They love it:
Donald Trump is right about the filibuster https://t.co/8zf32pcy0b pic.twitter.com/Ab8C0flB4o
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) December 21, 2018
This take is so hot, it could only come from Ian “Abolish the Senate” Millhiser:
Donald Trump is right about the filibuster https://t.co/8izQVbS9mr pic.twitter.com/cxPwaysrgD
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) December 21, 2018
He writes:
Donald Trump is so very right about this.
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It’s hard to imagine a legislative rule more clearly designed to “let minority interests obstruct legislation” than a rule requiring a supermajority vote in order to pass ordinary legislation. Eliminate the filibuster, and over time, the United States will become a more generous nation.
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In the long run, the filibuster does far more to keep good legislation from becoming law than it does to prevent bad legislation from being enacted.
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There’s one more reason why liberals — and the nation as a whole — will benefit from a filibuster-free Senate. Eliminating the filibuster will lead to better informed voters.
That’s a hell of an argument.
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OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH— John TELL THEM THEY CANT HUG Keynes (@jmk_bnr) December 21, 2018
We’d expect nothing less from Ian Millhiser. If anyone needs us, we’ll be sitting here enjoying the view. Watching progs devour one of their own makes for a pretty fun way to spend the afternoon.
Is this a joke?
— Timbo (@close2reality) December 21, 2018
Not much thinking going on here.
— Jay (@IceBluSilverSky) December 21, 2018
good God. No.
— Jennifer Sage??♀️??⛷ (@vivavelo) December 21, 2018
— Brooklyn Michael (@BklynMichael42) December 21, 2018
— Bob Loblaw (@mrgregshields) December 21, 2018
Are you effing kidding me?
— Dan Sloan ???️??? (@dantoujours) December 21, 2018
Have you lost your mind?
— Grinchy ? (@JCooper459) December 21, 2018
go home, you’re drunk
— Detective Snorlax (@Bowdenx3) December 21, 2018
burn this tweet
— John TELL THEM THEY CANT HUG Keynes (@jmk_bnr) December 21, 2018
delete this
— d_mcc (@d_mccarthy37) December 21, 2018
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