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Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by NaturalPhallacy on Saturday September 17, 2022 @09:17PM (#32883418)
Obama had a filibuster proof majority in 2009 - could have passed literally anything they wanted without a single Republican vote and did absolutely nothing with it.

Conservatives aren't the only thing stopping universal healthcare. It's corrupt politicians in the pockets of health insurance.

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Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by ckw on Monday September 19, 2022 @04:10PM (#32903249)
It’s more extreme than that: Senate rules can be changed by a simple majority, and unlimited debate is just a rule— prior to 1806 there was limited debate. So the democrats could just completely eliminate the filibuster, in any form, and pass what they choose, so long as they have 51 votes, or 50 and the Vice President.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_option

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