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Pirates of the Senate

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Aom the Nuclear Option for Good Reason

democrats used the nuclear option to get rid of the filbuster for all presidential nominations, except those to the supreme court. President trump was able to appoint three supreme court justices and a lot of federal court judges who might not have been approved had the filibuster still been in place. And while neither party hasman to new philibusters for legislation yet, gregory warrow thinks it'll happen eventually.

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