Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the voting rights bill, and why reforming the Senate’s filibuster rule may be necessary to get the bill to President Biden’s desk. Sen. Merkley says the filibuster was designed to be used under rare circumstances and Republicans are now using it routinely for “silent, no effort, no show obstruction.” Aired on 03/25/2021.
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Merkley: Filibuster Changes Needed To ‘Address The Issues Facing America’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
How about throwing tomato’s at someone while they talk. If they can read it through, then they win.
Translated: “Our old technique is being used against us. Better change the rules again.”
Resistance to tyrants like this POS starts at the local level. It’s time for cities, counties, and states to declare themselves SANCTUARIES for the US Constitution and ALL its Amendments, especially the Second Amendment which ensures the rest of the Constitution. And then to ENFORCE that sanctuary AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, whatever they supposedly represent.
They were all singing a different tune when democrats were in the minority. These politicians are such hypocrites!!!
@Nicky Krystals
You stop it. McConnell gave it a whole new meaning. Made new rules blocking every Obama judicial appointment. Then changed their own rules. Sure the Democrats use it but McConnell abused it. So stop it.
@John Humphries How many years has it been since the Republicans filibustered anything? Even Joe Biden said today the filibuster was abused last year in a gigantic way. That was all democrats my friend.
@Nicky Krystals
Ted Cruz filibustered and shut down the government because the poor baby didn’t want to raise the debt ceiling. Like a petulant little child.
Filibustering raising the debt ceiling.
@John Humphries That was years ago.
@Nicky Krystals
McConnell just had 100lb of bills passed in the house sitting on his desk. Ignoring it not even bringing any of it up for a vote.
All you have to do is look at Kentucky’s citizens statistics
They’re near last or dead last in all of them from education to income mobility. He’s the biggest debt society legislator. Keep them dumb and in the dark should be his motto.
We need to keep the filibuster. Now you want to switch it. Last year you wanted to keep it. Such hypocrisy.
Typical democrat mentality. Can’t win the argument on merit so change the rules
This is a tyrant government. Duh
Resistance to tyrants starts at the local level. It’s time for cities, counties, and states to declare themselves SANCTUARIES for the US Constitution and ALL its Amendments, especially the Second Amendment which ensures the rest of the Constitution. And then to ENFORCE that sanctuary AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, whatever they supposedly represent.
@Swiss Army1386 sounds good.
The 60 votes is exactly so one side does not have full power……… that’s said I don’t care what they change with gun control they will have to come pet mine from my cold dead hands
I dunno why, but the visual of Joe Biden petting your gun in your hands is hilarious.
@Joe Alderman nothing gets the blood flowing like having your gun petted.
@Caleb Smith
😂😂😂
I love when people pet my gun
Shame on democrats.
Remember those people you made fun of? The ‘tinfoil’ people? Conspiracists. Yeah, you owe them an apology.
I have been waiting for years on this. And tinfoil attenuates the signals, copper is better for blocking unwanted signals.
Resistance to tyrants starts at the local level. It’s time for cities, counties, and states to declare themselves SANCTUARIES for the US Constitution and ALL its Amendments, especially the Second Amendment which ensures the rest of the Constitution. And then to ENFORCE that sanctuary AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, whatever they supposedly represent.
Bringing you “fascism” with a smiling face , rejoice America…
The party of Jim Crow trying to bring back Jim Crow. Disgusting what the democrats are trying to do.
“We have this oath to the constitution.” …more like an oath to the ballot box. Pathetic.
Save this interview, after the forensic audit with Jovan Pulitzer scanners. They may be in the minority again.
They will not like the changes we the people will demand.
First and second amendments strengthen the school’s open and term limits.
We’re truly headed to dictatorship.. and now Biden is talking about using executive order for our 2nd amendment.. good luck
Yeah, it’s interfering with the implementation of the dictatorship the democrats want to they will try to change the rules.
We didn’t need to address filibustering when Obama was using it to ram his socialistic programs down our throats!
Read, we can’t ram through anti American laws and rig elections for all time if we keep the filibuster
The filibuster is about the last thing preventing total single party control. This is more important than just about anything else right now.
Exactly! Just imagine if Republicans would have done away with it back in 2016. We could have had total control forever and ever!!
No we don’t need to change the filibuster. What we really need is to go our own separate ways!! We should have done it years ago!!
The filibuster on top of other things helps prevent the Senate from moving too fast. Read the story about Washington and Jefferson concerning the teacup and saucer.