Something happened during the Democrats’ excitement-packed Chicago convention that has drawn relatively...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was considering changing or open to changing or may change the filibuster rules next year to pass a federal Roe law, enshrining national abortion rights. Schumer said that he would pass two voting rights laws under a filibuster exception. On abortion he said, “I have to discuss that with my caucus. This is one of the issues we would have to debate and discuss and evolve.”

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
      7·
      5 months ago

      They’re both going to be gone. If the election goes well, Kristen Sinema will be replaced by Ruben Gallego, and there will be 50 Senators + the VP willing to pass this kind of change.

        • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
          6·
          5 months ago

          We were discussing:

          Schumer said that he would pass two voting rights laws under a filibuster exception. On abortion he said, “I have to discuss that with my caucus. This is one of the issues we would have to debate and discuss and evolve.”

          And you bring in a completely different topic to jump up and down about.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
            32·
            5 months ago

            Sorry man, trying to multitask.

            Completely got mixed up and thought we were talking about how we won’t get M4A, not how we won’t get Roe v Wade codified.

            But I gotta put my phone down and handle something so I just deleted the comments where I fucked up