Free speech advocates fear a new bill could let the Secretary of State strip passports from US citizens based on their speech. “Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say,” one said.
Free speech advocates fear a new bill could let the Secretary of State strip passports from US citizens based on their speech. “Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say,” one said.
You know, it’s odd. OBBB passed.
When this bill also passes, you’ll thank democrats for blocking it no matter what the actual facts are. Because you like how the filibuster blocks progressive legislation.
Many parts of the OBBB were deemed subject to filibuster, and therefore didn’t pass.
If it weren’t for Democratic filibuster, all of these parts of the OBBB would have passed.
Ban the use of Medicaid funds for gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors and adults
Restrict coverage of abortions in many Obamacare plans
Tax credit for contributions made to organizations that provide money for children to attend private schools
Limit on income-driven student loan repayment options.
Prohibit loan payments made while students are in medical or dental internships or residencies from counting toward forgiveness
Authority for state and local officials to arrest noncitizens suspected of being unlawfully present in the U.S.
Limit on preliminary injunctions or temporary restraining orders by requiring litigants to post potentially large bonds.
Repeal of an E.P.A. regulation limiting vehicle emissions
Automatic compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act for oil and gas lease sales
Elimination of the Office of Financial Research funding
Elimination of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Requirement that electric vehicles used by the Postal Service are sold
And that’s only a partial list of what Democrats successfully filibustered.
Uh huh. OBBB still passed. Because it wasn’t something truly heinous to democrats, like raising the minimum wage.
To repeat:
At this point, I’d like a source for democrats filibustering an anti-trans bill and an anti-choice bill.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-block-bill-ban-transgender-athletes-womens-sports-rcna194623
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/politics/senate-abortion-vote-republicans.html
Thank you. I was wrong. democrats are occasionally willing to use the filibuster instead of just letting republicans use it to block things democrats ran on but never had any intention of passing. Now, how many times did republicans use the filibuster during biden’s first 9 months in office?
I don’t know, because filibusters are also an implicit threat. Plenty of bills from both parties never even come to vote because both sides know they will be filibustered.
When the majority allows a successful filibuster vote like those above, it’s because the majority wanted to put the minority “on the record”, for example as pro-trans.
And how many times did that happen during the first 9 months of the biden administration?