56% of respondents to our May 2021 statewide poll said that they support getting rid of the Senate filibuster, while 37% are opposed. 7% said they were not sure.
Tag: Filibuster Reform
Senate Democrats must filibuster Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
Neofascist Donald Trump tonight announced he is nominating an archconservative judge to fill the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia’s death nearly a year ago, which should have been filled last year, but wasn’t due to the obstructionism of Senate Republicans. Trump’s pick, Neil Gorsuch, would be an almost sure vote to “to limit gay rights, […]
U.S. Senate’s Pacific Northwest delegation votes along party lines to reform the filibuster
As mentioned, Democrats set up a historic vote today on curbing the filibuster, which Republicans have been using to prevent the United States Senate from considering President Obama’s executive and judicial nominees. The vote was a success, with fifty Democrats and two independents backing the rules change. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid orchestrated the vote […]
It’s done! Senate Democrats have — at long last — voted to implement filibuster reform
After years of talk, filibuster reform has finally become a reality. Today, the United States Senate took a huge and momentous step towards becoming a more democratic body. By a vote of fifty-two to forty-eight, senators voted to change Senate rules to abolish filibusters of executive and judicial nominations, except Supreme Court nominations. The move […]