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Soul_of_Wit

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12. You only need 50% + 1 in the Senate to revert to not having a filibuster

Tue May 12, 2026, 03:44 PM

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The filibuster is a Senate rule and nothing more. The Democrats have the trifecta far more often than the Republicans do. This fear of the GOP is what allows Republicans to modify the filibuster to their advantage over and over. Simply put, Republicans leverage the filibuster far, far better than the Democrats do. Undo the Senate rule. Move fast. Unbreak things.

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