Filibuster or Bust?
Senator Pepper from Florida led in using the filibuster against the anti-lynching bill in 1938. What’s wrong with the filibuster? To figure that out, you only need to look at what it’s been used for in the past.
The Existential Threat
A CEO who convinces 98% of his employees — people whose salaries he pays and who he hires to do a job — to get behind his policies is a resounding success. In Congress, the overwhelming majority of the Democrats are behind the Build Back Better act, which is our best current hope for climate recovery. That’s a huge success by most standards. So why can’t the bill pass? Let’s see…