The nuclear option.
🏛️ PANIC IN DC 🏛️
Trump is Truthing about using the nuclear option to end the filibuster and reopen government. But I think that there could be a bigger play involved. Without the filibuster, the Republicans could remove and replace Obamacare, pass the Save Act, etc.
The Democrats made us do it. It was for the starving children. 😎😎😎
A filibuster is a tactic used in the U.S. Senate to delay or block a vote on legislation by prolonging debate. It allows a single senator or a group of senators to extend discussion, often with long speeches, to prevent a bill from moving to a final vote, which requires a simple majority to pass. To end a filibuster, a motion for cloture must be invoked, which currently requires a supermajority of 60 votes in the Senate to end debate and proceed to a vote.
Typically, the minority uses it to jam up the majority and prevent legislation that the majority wants from getting passed.