2 hours ago · Culture · 0 comments

I'm seeing a lot of political actors and commentators advocating for hardball strategies right now, while lamenting that what they are advocating for isn't ideal. Here's Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), on why Republicans need to nuke the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act: "I completely understand my colleagues who want to maintain the filibuster. We all want to maintain the filibuster, honestly,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said. "But I know the Democrats won’t. That’s the only division here.” “When the Democrats have the chance, they will end the filibuster. They want to turn America into a one-party nation – pack the Supreme Court, turn D.C. and Puerto Rico into states,” Johnson told Fox News on Monday. “So we need to stop them, and the only way we can stop them is to end the filibuster now, pass election integrity reforms, so that only American citizens can vote.” He added, “I’m just being practical. They’re going to do it. We ought to do it before that for the benefit of the American…

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