Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Public Holiday

Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by nielsbot on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @01:23AM (#27601052)

I say we try it. Let us not worry about what may happen in the future. We have pressing needs now--for example, reducing the influence of money in American politics.

The Senate should be made more democratic now. If the Senate flips in the future due to the will of the people, we will blow up that bridge when we get to it.

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Re:Senate Unanimously Approves a Bill to Make Juneteenth a P... by memling on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:47PM (#27610893)

> We have pressing needs now--for example, reducing the influence of money in American politics.

Is this a higher priority than reducing political tension/violence?

Or is it worth increasing the likelihood of political tension/violence by eliminating the filibuster?

> The Senate should be made more democratic now. If the Senate flips in the future due to the will of the people, we will blow up that bridge when we get to it.

This seems short-sighted. What does it even mean? How would it solve any problems if the opposition could undo the work in a matter of a few years?

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