orientation in schools, all of them are going to be passed on a party line majority rules basis in the state legislature. to the extent they face court challenges, this republican majority in the supreme court is going to either enable or uphold them on a majority rules party line basis. but the lgbtq equality act that passed the house on a party line basis is being blocked in the senate because it needs a supermajority, a bipartisan supermajority because of the filibuster. the voting rights act that would undo many of the things they did in florida passed the house but is being blocked in the senate because it needs a supermajority. the same thing on the bill codeifying a national right to abortion. passed the house but is being blocked in the senate because it needs a bipartisan supermajority. so you know, we re often told that the american political system has all these checks and balances and the tilt that the bias is toward the status quo. in this era it is easier now for the re
rights on a whole bunch of fronts. if you look at what s happening in florida, whether it s this proposed 15-week abortion ban, whether it s the ban on transgender athletes, whether it s the voting restrictions, whether it s this, you know, denial of the existence of gender identity or sexual orientation in schools, all of them are going to be passed on a party line majority rules basis in the state legislature. to the extent they face court challenges, this republican majority in the supreme court is going to either enable or uphold them on a majority rules party line basis. but the lgbtq equality act that passed the house on a party line basis is being blocked in the senate because it needs a supermajority, a bipartisan supermajority because of the filibuster. the voting rights act that would undo many of the things they did in florida passed the house but is being blocked in the senate because it needs a supermajority. the same thing on the bill codifying a national right to abortio