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The federal government narrowly dodged another shutdown thanks to the passing of the Continuing Resolution on Friday. It was, however, unclear whether it would pass at all, because Republicans don’t have 60 votes in the Senate to invoke cloture and end debate on legislation. It turns out they did, because Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was bluffing and got his bluff called.
But the real story here isn’t about the debate over funding the government. It’s about the Democrats’ laughably inconsistent relationship with the filibuster, and how it’s finally catching up with them.
Remember when the filibuster was, according to Democrats, racist? Squad member AOC branded the filibuster a “cherished relic of segregation.”
But wait: didn’t AOC urge Senate Democrats to block the CR? Why, yes, she did.
It’s weird how that works, right? Sadly, it’s what we’ve come to expect from the Democrats.
Let’s take a walk down memory lane. Democrats had no problem exploiting the filibuster to obstruct President George W. Bush’s judicial nominees twenty years ago. But when Republicans gave them a taste of their own medicine during Obama’s presidency, suddenly the filibuster became evil.
