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minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoYou can’t filibuster a rule change. Its literally been done before. First, filibuster was removed for normal court appointments during Obama Admin Then filibuster was removed for supreme court appointments during the first trump admin. Neither could be filibustered (otherwise the rules wouldn’t been changed, and we don’t have 3 trump appointees in SCOTUS)
You can’t filibuster a rule change.
Its literally been done before.
First, filibuster was removed for normal court appointments during Obama Admin
Then filibuster was removed for supreme court appointments during the first trump admin.
Neither could be filibustered (otherwise the rules wouldn’t been changed, and we don’t have 3 trump appointees in SCOTUS)