Jul 12, 2019
9 min read
Can We Just Get Rid of the Filibuster Already?
A once-useful legislative trick has become a tool used to erode democracy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell loves the filibuster.
Through a series of historical accidents, he’s been handed a tool that allows him to stop the Senate in its tracks — and he doesn’t even have to take to the Senate floor to do…
