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The filibuster started as an accident. Today it lets the losers rule Congress. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab …
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So we basically have 3 countries your normals that’s either republican or democrat and then the extremes of the 2 that run the country so basically 2 countries with 2 opposite views run the country thus never letting the other do anything thus nothing ever happens
We Don’t Have a Prime Minister. That’s Britain’s. Bob Ferguson is not our governor because we don’t live in Washington.
Funny imagine china if the citizens where armed when japan hit their shores. Bad example 😂 thats to keep guvments at bay as well as home land security 😂 try harder
Oh vox , this doesnt age well. But since you suggested it , I too think we should abandon the filibuster . We need to steamroll President Trumps agenda !
When i was still in Highschool, my Thesis is about American Politics. I got a "A" in my Thesis. ❤
FB won't let me share this. Community Standards????
People who searched up filibuster trying to look battle cats theme LOL
Not a democracy. Not a majoritarian. A constitutional republic.
There's a fundamental misunderstanding of how this is supposed to work. The entire point of the US Senate, House, and Executive branch is to move SLOWLY. Yes, that means "extremely slowly". Also, there's this group of folks who believe that they should just be constantly out making new laws. This is ridiculous.
The entire POINT of the filibuster is to prevent a majority from running over a minority constantly. It FORCES the majority to still work with the minority to pass bills.
Get rid of the filibuster now with dems in control!
Every party wants to end the filibuster until they lose power and become the minority.
"I don't have to win. We just both have to lose…" – Ant Man.
I wonder if Vox will do another video about how we should end the filibuster now that Republicans are in control?
We are a republic and not at democracy
They're rich people who tell the us government what to do
The US Congress was never designed, so good legislation could be approved fast, it was designed so that bad legislation dies out. For instance, all the democrats complaining about the fillibuster should remember that with just 50 senate votes (plus the VP), Trump could ban all abortions, deport every illegal immigrant, and ban lgtbq rights had the fillibuster been eliminated
Not a weird rule..it is an essential part of our founding document. What is weird is running Walz and Harris and expecting them to actually beat Trump….
Numbers don't lie, the Democrats have used the filibuster more than the Republicans have.
Suddenly after the 2024 election, the Democrats have abandoned their demands to get rid of the filibuster. 🤔
And now since the tables are flipped republicans want to get rid of the filibuster while democrats want to keep it. We will go nowhere
I am the senate !!!!!
It’s 2024, Republicans won the president, house and the senate. Let’s get rid off the filibuster as Democrats wanted
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I wonder if Vox and all these people in the comments are for dropping the filibuster right now? I highly doubt it.
Fast forward to 2024 democrats lose the majority in the senate and democrat senator Pramila Jayapal says that since she is in the minority she doesn't want to get rid of it 😂😂
This was so frustrating to watch. These people are playing politics with our livelihood!
Important issue needs resolution…
Ted Cruz: do you like green eggs and ham? 🤔
The filibuster should be illegal in US politics!
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