A harsh spotlight has been thrown on Sen. McConnell’s lies, hypocrisy, and blatant attacks on our health care, our democracy, and any remaining Senate norms — and the fight to fix his broken Senate has become more important than ever before.
We express our deepest condolences for Justice Ginsburg’s family and loved ones. Justice Ginsburg was a historic trailblazer who never shied away from a fight.
Sen. McConnell is clearly scared of losing his ability to block critically-needed job creation bills, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, plans to tackle the climate crisis, common sense gun safety laws, and more – and he absolutely should be.
On Friday, an NBC News story highlighted the effort by a progressive coalition led by Fix Our Senate to abolish the filibuster to pave the way for a Biden agenda.
In a recent piece for the Atlantic, Senator Sherrod Brown made the case for the elimination of the filibuster and made clear that there is broader support for filibuster reform in the next Congress.
Sen. Sasse argues that the way to fix the Senate that Sen. McConnell broke is to make it less democratic, less representative, and less transparent, and to make it harder to pass critically-needed legislation, which would be fantastic satire if it didn’t appear to be a serious proposal.
A poll commissioned by Fix Our Senate and conducted by Global Strategy Group found that 43% of registered voters in West Virginia see the filibuster as a way to create more gridlock.
Unless Democrats take steps to reform or eliminate the filibuster, McConnell can use this obstructionist weapon to block the For the People Act
President Biden’s legislative ambitions face a crucial test in the narrowly divided Congress this month, with key Democratic senators signaling they want to pump the brakes.
Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because of the enormous power it gives a single senator to halt President Joe Biden’s agenda, but as a tool historically used for racism.
Gun control groups are joining the progressive fight to end the filibuster as the Senate voting rule threatens their goal of passing comprehensive gun reform.
"Historian of the 20th century South here. I dispute Mitch's statement. The filibuster has a ton of 'racial history.'"
This brief will explore the racist history of the filibuster, how it came to be used as it is today, and outline this history specifically through the lens of gun violence prevention, cataloging legislation that has been impeded by the use of the filibuster, obstructing progress toward safer communities and fewer needless tragedies.
The filibuster is a procedural tool of the Senate that delays or prevents a piece of legislation from being brought to a vote. It is a vestige of a deal made to appeal to segregationists and has historically been used to block passage of civil rights legislation.
