Everything you always wanted to know about ending the filibuster*

*but were afraid to ask.

#FilibusterFriday #EndTheFilibuster THREAD
. @RobertReich briefly tells why we must #EndTheFilibuster: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=269369931391416
Got 6 mins? @Vox clearly explains what the filibuster is and why we must end it: #EndTheFilibuster
Boom! @IndivisibleTeam takes 1 minute to explain why we must #EndTheFilibuster
. @EzraKlein takes on the filibuster in @Vox. #EndTheFilibuster https://www.vox.com/21424582/filibuster-joe-biden-2020-senate-democrats-abolish-trump
The definitive case for ending the filibuster

Every argument for the filibuster, considered and debunked.

https://www.vox.com/21424582/filibuster-joe-biden-2020-senate-democrats-abolish-trump
And in the @nytimes, @ezraklein tells why we must #EndTheFilibuster https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/biden-inauguration-democrats.html
Opinion | Democrats, Here’s How to Lose in 2022. And Deserve It.

You don’t get re-elected for things voters don’t know about.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/biden-inauguration-democrats.html
Q: But if the Senate ends the filibuster, mightn't that hurt us in the future?
See what Indivisible says about that - Part 1. #EndTheFilibuster https://indivisible.org/resource/filibuster-talking-points
Filibuster Talking Points

The filibuster is an inherently undemocratic rule that gives veto power to a hyper-conservative ideological minority in the Senate. It has been used to block civil rights legislation, gun safety

https://indivisible.org/resource/filibuster-talking-points
Q: But if the Senate ends the filibuster, mightn't that hurt us in the future?
See what Indivisible says about that - Part 2. https://indivisible.org/resource/filibuster-reform-faqs #EndTheFilibuster
Filibuster Reform FAQs

If progressives win back the White House, the Senate, and keep our majority in the House of Representatives, the first thing we need to do is get rid of the filibuster -- a Senate rule that has

https://indivisible.org/resource/filibuster-reform-faqs
Want a WHOLE BOOK on why we need to #EndTheFilibuster? Check out Kill Switch by @AJentleson: http://bit.ly/39QJv4l 
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