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[–] [email protected] 52 points 8 months ago

aka "it worked". conservatives successfully fucked over black people, again

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just as the Founding Fathers intended.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Mind you, we amended the constitution to fix that issue

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You mean the 13th? Nah, that still allows for punitive slavery, which is the norm to this day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

13, 14, and 15 in combination. The 13th is definitely imperfect, but the others, backed by a sane court, would make a huge difference.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Could have passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, but as with all things, Democrats considered the filibuster more important.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

More exactly, a tiny number of Democrats regarded it as more important, and without them, the rest didn't have the ability to pass anything

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

More exactly, a tiny number of Democrats regarded it as more important

There's always just enough.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Not always.

That's how we passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which is the biggest piece of climate legislation in US history.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

They didn't end the filibuster for that. The filibuster is still right there, making damned sure civil rights are limited to only what Republicans will allow. But your attempt to deflect to the consolation prize for Democrats killing BBB without so much as a vote is noted.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Which is exactly what the Republicans wanted.