path. all of this the lions share of the blame should be placed on republicans because they re just not going to budge, but also on the two democrats who have this sort of misguided idea of what the filibuster is actually about and the history of the filibuster. go on. think of the asymmetry in place here. we re seeing republicans impose these voting restrictions in red states on a party line majority vote basis. there are three democratic votes total in the state ledge s lachers for the most restrictive voting laws. the states are passing these restrictions on a party line majority basis. the supreme court has opened the door to this. the shelby county decision in 2013 and the decision in 2019 each were approved on a party line majority basis. five republican appointees outvoting four democratic
red states. i mean, it is highly likely the supreme court is going to let the states the red states restrict or ban abortion. we re seeing roll backs of lgbtq rights, first amendment rights in terms of limiting how teachers can talk about race in schools or how people can protest, heighten penalties for protesters. there is a great divergence, i think, that is ahead between what basic civil liberties look like in red states or blue states, and today is a turning point or cross roads on that path. all of this the lions share of the blame should be placed on republicans because they re just not going to budge, but also on the two democrats who have this sort of misguided idea of what the filibuster is actually about and the history of the filibuster. go on. think of the asymmetry in place here. we re seeing republicans impose these voting restrictions in red states on a party line majority vote basis.