Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes it is essential to eliminate the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to pass most legislation, because Democrat policies are "Popular."
"Republicans have tried to gut Social Security. They tried to reverse the ACA. They tried to claw back on legislation that has passed by simple majority in the Senate. They have not been able to because Democratic policies are popular," she asserted, noting they are "Difficult to undo" once put into place.
To those who want to eliminate the legislative filibuster to pass the For the People Act, I would ask: Would it be good for our country if we did, only to see that legislation rescinded a few years from now and replaced by a nationwide voter-ID law or restrictions on voting by mail in federal elections, over the objections of the minority?
"My support for retaining the 60-vote threshold is not based on the importance of any particular policy. It is based on what is best for our democracy," the Arizona Democrat said, adding, "[t]he filibuster compels moderation and helps protect the country from wild swings between opposing policy poles.
The Democrat-led White House gives Democrats the edge in the 50-50 split Senate, meaning they need to get 10 Republicans on board to make their radical agenda items - from free community college to a sweeping Green New Deal-esque agenda - a reality.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned last week that she would effectively blow up the infrastructure deal if the Senate does not pair it with a reconciliation bill allowing the left to pass Democrat agenda items without the threat of a GOP filibuster.
Some moderate Democrats have signaled they will not support the radical left's spending package, which could spell trouble for Pelosi, given the Democrats' narrow majority in the lower chamber.
Monday, June 28, 2021
AOC: Eliminate the Filibuster Because 'Democratic Policies Are Popular'
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