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regnaD kciN

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21. Perhaps, but Thune probably realizes...

Reply to Calista241 (Reply #20)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:56 PM

Jun 26

…that, if they eliminate the Byrd rule, should Democrats ever gain control of Congress and the White House again, they could ram through all sorts of things (a legislative restoration of Roe, expanding SCOTUS, mandating LGBTQ rights in every state, statehood for D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam) in their own BBB, and only need fifty votes to pass it.

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Perhaps, but Thune probably realizes... regnaD kciN Jun 26 #21

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