democracy is about a majority rule, but it is also about protecting minorities in politics not just minorities racial and ethnic but political minorities.
Linda Chavez: “democracy is about a majority rule, but it is also about protecting minorities in politics not just minorities racial…”
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Linda Chavez expresses concern that changing the filibuster rules could backfire on Democrats when Republicans regain power.
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I don’t see it changing anytime soon. There’s been no consequences to any of these people’s action and I think it’s really could spell the death of the Republican Party.
I see kids on the left who find our whole system of government, including democracy, as not important, and you know they seek to transform the country, they want to throw everything out.
And on the right I see young people who are falling under the sway of people like Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes and Candace Owens, who want to divide Americans, and basically they’re going to get to decide what an American is and who…
he certainly should not be blocked on the -- on the basis of his religion. And it has become increasingly clear that the Republican Party has gotten into some very, very nasty identity politics.