{"id":569550,"date":"2021-06-21T14:37:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=569550"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:37:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T18:37:11","slug":"democrats-push-to-eliminate-filibuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-to-eliminate-filibuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats push to eliminate filibuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-push-to-eliminate-filibuster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=569550&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2431546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2431546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington as the House and Senate return to work. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:30 AM PT \u2013 Monday, June 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Democrats have continued their push to eliminate the Senate filibuster in efforts to further Joe Biden\u2019s agenda. The filibuster, which is a Senate rule, will need essentially 60 votes to pass most legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Many have argued the filibuster has been a hurdle for Democrats as they have sought to fulfill Joe Biden\u2019s agenda. Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said Democrats have chosen to work mainly on partisan bills and reported bills from the House to the Senate that don\u2019t have bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every Senate vote that dies due to GOP filibuster of cloture is a FAIL on the Dems.<\/p>\n<p>Not on the GOP. <\/p>\n<p>Public opinion is NOT moving on this. <\/p>\n<p>Either we do what needs to be done, or we admit we can\u2019t or won\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>These political theatrics are wasting precious time &amp; pissing us off.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pam Keith, Esq. (@PamKeithFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PamKeithFL\/status\/1407010137869623304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thune went on to add this includes the Second Amendment, elections and immigration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201dI hope that on the leaders point, there are enough Democrats who recognize the value of what the Senate contributes\u2026of making sure there is at least some attempt to cooperate and find common ground and bipartisanship,\u201d he explained. \u201cBlowing up the legislative filibuster in order to accomplish some short term agenda will only backfire and create a lot of long term pain for the country and for the party that does it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Democrats like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have said \u201ceverything\u2019s on the table\u201d in regards to the possibility of eliminating the filibuster. According to a review of the 45 Democrat senators who have called for changing or eliminating the filibuster in the past year, 39 of them defended it when Republicans controlled the Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Durbin in 2018: If Republicans end the filibuster it would be the end of the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Durbin in 2021: If Dems end the filibuster it would be as brave as storming the beaches of Normandy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkGMzO1oEd\">pic.twitter.com\/rkGMzO1oEd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Republicans (@SenateGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenateGOP\/status\/1405227751062310917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said getting rid of it would essentially be \u201cblowing up the Senate.\u201d He added that fracturing the filibuster changes the<br \/>Senate institutionally forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig funding deals, appropriation bills, farm bills, highway bills, the NDAA, the Senate\u2019s 60 vote threshold backstops all of it,\u201d he expressed. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about controversial items, it\u2019s about everything we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell went on to say those that want the change are arguing for a radically less stable system of government. He also stated the loss of the filibuster would be a \u201cscorched earth Senate,\u201d while others have argued that ultimately both parties need to find a way to work together.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-cruz-argues-joe-bidens-border-policies-are-cutting-off-legal-crossings\/\">Sen. Cruz Argues Joe Biden\u2019s Border Policies Are Cutting Off Legal Crossings<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington as the House and Senate return to work. (AP Photo\/J. 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