The filibuster is a vital part of American politics.
See, our system isn’t created in such a way where it’s easy to pass laws. It’s not
meant to be easy to pass laws. Our Founding Fathers understood that laws can be either good or evil, so they wanted to make it somewhat difficult to pass tyrannical laws in the first place. It’s why there’s a system of checks and balances in the first place.
One of the things we have in place that helps provide an internal check within Congress is the filibuster. It’s a way to protect the rights of smaller groups of individuals.
If the last election demonstrates anything, it shows that the American people are equally divided.
The makeup of the House of Representatives and Senate reflects this perfectly. Out of the 435-person chamber, Democrats only hold a six-vote majority. The Senate is an even 50-50 split. During inauguration, President Biden spoke to this evenness of division when he said he wanted to be a unity president.
If our common goal is a greater future for our country, I join that call for unity.
Unfortunately, the president’s words were window dressing on a highly partisan agenda. Earnest offers of bipartisanship by Republicans have been slandered as inadequate or insincere to justify a partisan path.
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