President Joe Biden is seriously considering publicly endorsing major reforms at the Supreme Court, a move that would make him the first sitting president in generations to back seismic changes to the way the nation’s highest court operates, according to two sources familiar with the deliberations.
He can’t do any of it without a filibuater-proof Senate majority (which could mean 51 Senators who are willing to amend the filibuster at the start of the 2025 session).
They’ve had dozens of chances for that over dozens of years and won’t because they need that rotating villain in the event they can’t find someone from their own party to be the rotating villain.
They’ve had dozens of chances for that over dozens of years
From 1980-present the Democratic party has had a filibuater-proof majority in the Senate once, in Obama’s first 2 years, and they passed the ACA with it.
Except Cinema and Manchin have both stated that changing the filibuster is a hard no for both of them. So no, we do not have 51 Senators caucusing Democratic and willing to touch the filibuster.
He can’t do any of it without a filibuater-proof Senate majority (which could mean 51 Senators who are willing to amend the filibuster at the start of the 2025 session).
They’ve had dozens of chances for that over dozens of years and won’t because they need that rotating villain in the event they can’t find someone from their own party to be the rotating villain.
From 1980-present the Democratic party has had a filibuater-proof majority in the Senate once, in Obama’s first 2 years, and they passed the ACA with it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_divisions_of_United_States_Congresses
The Senate only needs 51 votes to eliminate the filibuster. With Independents they have that right now
Except Cinema and Manchin have both stated that changing the filibuster is a hard no for both of them. So no, we do not have 51 Senators caucusing Democratic and willing to touch the filibuster.
And where were the calls to primary anyone that would vote against it?