The Senate Is Inching Towards the End of the Filibuster

The Senate is Inching Towards the End of the Filibuster

Photo by Harold Mendoza on UnsplashAs I wrote last week, the U.S. Congress currently exists in a strange state of equilibrium.Neither party has the political will to eliminate the filibuster (the requirement that pieces of legislation receive 60 votes before advancing in the Senate), and for that reason, both parties (when they are in the minority, at least) insist that it is a vitally important tool that cannot be touched in any circumstance. B…

GOP Calls Senate Dems’ Bluff On ‘Newfound’ Filibuster Concern Now That EV Mandates Are On Chopping Block

Senate Republicans are going on offense against claims that repealing California's national electric vehicle mandate would undermine the filibuster

Democratic filibuster hypocrisy on full display in EV mandate fight

As someone who has spent years defending the Senate filibuster — even when it was politically inconvenient for Republicans— I’m stunned by the latest display of hypocrisy from Senate Democrats. Republicans are using the Congressional Review Act to challenge the Biden administration’s effort to push an unconstitutional electric vehicle mandate nationwide. Democrats warn of “profound institutional consequences,” claiming this would undermine the f…