(Committee to Unleash Prosperity) – My, how the tables have turned.
Here is what our good friends at the Heritage Foundation wrote in 2021 when they vigorously and correctly defended the filibuster rule that requires 60 votes to pass most legislation out of the Senate:
“Joe Biden has been inaugurated as president of the United States, and Democrats are fired up and ready to start passing their liberal agenda.
“But with the Senate split 50/50, and Vice President Kamala Harris casting tie-breaking votes, all eyes are on the filibuster.
“Democrats want to abolish the historic procedure in order to ram through their most contentious legislation; think government-run healthcare, the Green New Deal, and packing the Supreme Court, and that’s just for starters.”
Some of the worst legislation in history – like the cap-and-trade carbon tax, union card check, and ending right to work – was prevented thanks to the filibuster.
Over the years, the filibuster has been a protective shield for liberty against passing bad laws.
Our entire Constitution is about protecting the rights of the minority. Majority rule is a dangerous thing.
As the old saying goes: majority rule is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
We want to make it HARDER, not easier, to pass laws through Congress – especially spending bills.
We should never forget that our freedoms are most protected when Congress is NOT in session.
