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[–] rational_lib 51 points 3 months ago (17 children)

Well last time they tried to get rid of it, but John McCain sank that effort as if failed 49-51. Just before he died of cancer.

Now all the John McCains have been purged from the GOP and they will have a bigger senate majority, and likely a significant house majority too. So if there is an effort to repeal the ACA, it'll very likely pass.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (14 children)

Non stop fillibusters for 4 years?

Is that our only hope?

[–] MutilationWave 14 points 3 months ago (6 children)

You mean filibuster. The Democrats didn't eliminate it under Biden out of fear for what Republicans would do when they took power again. Guess what?

[–] bamfic 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And I was pissed off about that but now have to reluctantly give them credit for that. Turned out to be the right call.

But if they actually use it, the way McConnel did when he was in the minority, then the Republicans will finally get rid of it. They don't need it, as they will never again be the minority party.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There is no way we don't get a massive recession or worse in Trump's presidency. MAGA won't care, but a lot of the idiot moderates always blame the incumbent party and will vote in a Democrat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pretty much, honestly I think Kamela would have won if they just put up a reel-to-reel film reminding people Covid-19 is Trump's fault

[–] voracitude 3 points 3 months ago

They did, nobody who needed to hear it listened. They were all busy voting on a single issue.

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