• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    In case people didn’t know how bad it’s gotten:

    For a long time now to dona “filibuster” all that was required was an email to a Congress leader claiming that “someone” would filibuster. No name had to even be given, no one ever just let them talk and wait it out

    Every single person in Congress had a pocket veto.

    Which is a big reason why they do less and less every year. If there’s anything one person doesn’t want a vote on, they send the email.

    Every filibuster should be a talking filibuster, the only ones that have been lately have been purely performative to the point they schedule them for when Congress isn’t even in session. Just one person talking to themselves and literally accomplishing nothing.