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verzali 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: What's happening inside the NIH and NSF

> But then if the Democrats retake the Senate in the midterm elections they will benefit from the removed filibuster and be able to undo everything the Republicans did in the first place.

That's called democracy.

chongli 3 months ago [–]

Yes, so isn't that a satisfactory answer for why the Republicans won't remove the filibuster? It's ultimately self-defeating.

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