The next Democratic Senate will nuke the filibuster

Published March 6, 2024 4:51pm ET



If you are wondering when the next destructive salvo against the norms in Congress will be launched, we know it will be the next time Democrats win a Senate majority, which could be as soon as next year.

Senate Democrats have spent the last several years chomping at the bit to eliminate the legislative filibuster as they complain that institutional limits won’t let them do whatever they want. This follows Senate Democrats eliminating the filibuster for judicial nominations and precedes the next likely power grab attempt of packing the Supreme Court.

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