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Trump EXPOSES the Filibuster SCAM | TMP #1052
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Trump just exposed the filibuster scam.
When the filibuster blocks health care, wages, voting rights, immigration reform, or labor protections, Republicans call it Senate tradition. But when it blocks Trump’s election agenda, suddenly he wants it gone.
Today we’re breaking down how selective procedural compliance moves power away from the people and toward the executive. This is not just about Senate rules. It is about Article I, Article II, concentrated power, and who gets the rule versus who gets the workaround.
I’ll also connect this to my conversation with Cliff Schecter about Democrats asking permission from people who are already weaponizing the rules.
Main question: Who benefits when Congress cannot act?
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