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Hillary Clinton backs ending filibuster, says GOP 'does not respect the rule of law'
The Hill ^ | 09/30/2021 | MYCHAEL SCHNELL

Posted on 09/30/2021 1:00:58 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Hillary Clinton on Thursday expressed support for ending the filibuster, contending that the Republican Party “does not respect the rule of law.”

When asked during an interview for The Atlantic Festival’s Ideas Stage if she would end the filibuster, Clinton said “absolutely,” pointing to the GOP’s refusal to vote on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 2016.

“Keeping the filibuster now, when you're dealing with a political party that does not respect the rule of law, does not even respect the process unless it works for them, you know, witness what they did to Merrick Garland when President Obama had every right to appoint a Supreme Court justice,” Clinton said.

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To: ChicagoConservative27

I would not get rid of the filibuster, but I’d move it back to its traditional roots. If someone wants to keep talking, they are welcome to.


61 posted on 09/30/2021 6:56:03 PM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: Steely Tom

The older I get, the more I like ‘racism.’
Especially since ‘racism’ seems to involve literacy, math, good lawns, PB&Js, etc., not rioting, destroying property, or assaulting people, etc.
Based on the last decade or so, my conclusion is that ‘racism,’ ‘White Supremacy,’ ‘White Nationalism,’ etc., mean Western Civilization, which, to my mind, is a Truly Great Thing.


62 posted on 10/01/2021 5:55:13 AM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

OMG, the irony...


63 posted on 10/01/2021 9:23:47 AM PDT by dinodino ( )
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