But even at that time, even if the other two amendments were gone, the alternatives are, as the Senator said, second-degreeing the amendment or disposing of it with a motion to table or some other thing. But just to agree to withdraw it, I am not in a position to do that right now.
Discussing options regarding amendments during Senate debate.
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Let ‘em do it. Why in the world would we care? We were trying to protect everybody.
The country is better off having a real democracy, not a fake democracy. Sixty percent is not a democracy.
But the purpose of politics that Harry Reid understood very well is to get stuff done.
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.
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