And Democrats from implementing any. Popular progress would make Republicans very unpopular indeed if they repealed it. Just look what happened when they finally caught that car they’d been chasing for decades and killed Roe.
Imagine if they had to undo the law first and then get the Supreme Court to strike down Roe. They would have taken the same popularity hit twice. Imagine if the John Lewis Voting Rights Act passed instead of being stopped in its tracks by the filibuster. All the fuckery Republicans are trying to pull at the state level would have to get through a popular civil rights law first. But no. The filibuster is a relic of the Jim Crow era, and holds back civil rights to this day. And that’s how centrists like it.
Since it provides Democrats a way to pretend their hands are tied, they prioritize its preservation over the civil rights of their constituents.
Of course, this also means they have limited accomplishments to run on. Which is why the only message right now is “not trump”.
Yes, what happened after Republicans killed Roe? Kate Cox had to flee her state to get an abortion, that’s what. Republicans are doubling down, not backing down.
I’d rather have small, permanent progress than constantly watch Republicans take away what we gained.
By the way, state legislatures don’t have filibusters. Having seen what they are doing, I don’t want more of the same at the federal level.
Keeping the filibuster is pretty important. Without it, Republicans would simply have un-codified Roe in 2016.
Followed by repealing the Voting Rights Act and Medicaid, privatizing Social Security and the Post Office, enacting a regressive flat tax, etc.
…for blocking progress. Republicans don’t have to put any work into blocking progress since Democrats do it for them.
It also blocks Republicans from repealing any progress.
And Democrats from implementing any. Popular progress would make Republicans very unpopular indeed if they repealed it. Just look what happened when they finally caught that car they’d been chasing for decades and killed Roe.
Imagine if they had to undo the law first and then get the Supreme Court to strike down Roe. They would have taken the same popularity hit twice. Imagine if the John Lewis Voting Rights Act passed instead of being stopped in its tracks by the filibuster. All the fuckery Republicans are trying to pull at the state level would have to get through a popular civil rights law first. But no. The filibuster is a relic of the Jim Crow era, and holds back civil rights to this day. And that’s how centrists like it.
Since it provides Democrats a way to pretend their hands are tied, they prioritize its preservation over the civil rights of their constituents.
Of course, this also means they have limited accomplishments to run on. Which is why the only message right now is “not trump”.
Yes, what happened after Republicans killed Roe? Kate Cox had to flee her state to get an abortion, that’s what. Republicans are doubling down, not backing down.
I’d rather have small, permanent progress than constantly watch Republicans take away what we gained.
By the way, state legislatures don’t have filibusters. Having seen what they are doing, I don’t want more of the same at the federal level.
You’d rather have no progress.
I’d rather not have the equivalent of the Florida or Texas legislature running the country. That’s worse than no progress.
Same. Unfortunately, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act was less important than centrists’ adherence to the Jim Crow Filibuster.
Floridians had rights, until suddenly they didn’t.
Rights aren’t so important when they can easily taken away.