Somehow or other, it's funny how often politicians tend to look at shit bass-ackwards. For instance, both Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema seem to honestly believe that the filibuster leads to bipartisanship by respecting the rights of the minority...
Memo to Joe Manchin and every other Senator fighting repeal or even reform (back to what it was until early in Nixon's first term) of the filibuster:Ā  Ā If you want the power Presidents are granted in the Constitution to...
With all of the other news breaking today, especially the news about the Manhattan DA empaneling a special grand jury to hear evidence about the Trump organization, this kind of slid under the radar. And it shouldn't. Because it...
This is a great tutorial from somebody who was there in the Senate when Mitch McConnell was abusing the filibuster. McConnell filibustered more nominees during the Obama years than had previously been filibustered in the history of the United...
We've seen some pretty hilarious supercuts and split screen comparisons in the past several years, but can you imagine Jimmy Stewart, with his passionate decency, filibustering for his noble cause, juxtaposed with Lindsey Graham gaslighting, in an effort to...

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

ā€” Margaret Mead