June 20, 2021 • 00:36:01

Feminist Utopia E: 72 - The (Evil) Filibuster

Why is the filibuster evil? (is it evil?) The way a simple procedure has been used to squash rights and enshrine minority rule in the United States is disgusting. Benita and Debby talk about how the filibuster came to be and how its been used to make sure that white supremacy and misogyny remain All-American. It needs to be modified or done away with to save our democracy.

RESEARCH:

https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-senate-filibuster-and-what-would-it-take-to-eliminate-it/

https://www.vox.com/22238630/filibuster-reform-senate-manchin-ideas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/26/democrats-have-vigorously-used-filibuster-its-pathetic-they-now-wont-pledge-protect-it/

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-filibusters-gun-politics-government-and-politics-93c53b3aa8d2b91d3c2d5884f3cdf139

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/30/982411563/in-push-to-end-filibuster-democrats-point-to-its-civil-rights-era-history

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