• 0 Posts
  • 31 Comments
Joined 22 days ago
cake
Cake day: September 14th, 2025

help-circle
  • I have a prosthetic that replaces nine teeth and a significant portion of gum tissue lost due to a surgery, and I had to fight tooth (heh) and nail to get my dentist to make one where the teeth weren’t perfect. He wanted to add a veneer to one of my remaining teeth so I would have that chiclet smile. No, thank you.



















  • I know. But they don’t want to get rid of the filibuster. The Republicans in the Senate are much less in sync with Trump than House Republicans. Since they’re too chickenshit to really stand up to him, the filibuster allows the Democrats to do the work of denying cloture, and Republicans get to avoid the threats that come with openly defying him.

    The VP can override the parliamentarian, but the Senate can override the VP’s override. And it’s worth pointing out that the Senate is very protective of its norms and traditions against outside influence, even now.