On the recordJanuary 3, 2022
The country is better off having a real democracy, not a fake democracy. Sixty percent is not a democracy.
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msnbc.comThe country is better off having a real democracy, not a fake democracy. Sixty percent is not a democracy.
Reid argues against the filibuster and advocates for a true democracy.
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Get rid of the filibuster. It’s nothing. As Barack Obama said at John Lewis’ funeral, it’s part of the leftovers from the days of slave owners. You have got to get rid of it. It’s very bad.
I didn't make it in life because of my athletic prowess. I didn't make it because of my good looks. I didn't make it because I'm a genius. I made it because I worked hard.
But the purpose of politics that Harry Reid understood very well is to get stuff done.
Let ‘em do it. Why in the world would we care? We were trying to protect everybody.