Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was considering changing or open to changing or may change the filibuster rules next year to pass a federal Roe law, enshrining national abortion rights. Schumer said that he would pass two voting rights laws under a filibuster exception. On abortion he said, “I have to discuss that with my caucus. This is one of the issues we would have to debate and discuss and evolve.”

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    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was considering changing or open to changing or may change the filibuster rules next year to pass a federal Roe law, enshrining national abortion rights.

    Saying that you’re going to do it if you have the numbers and trump isnt in office to veto it would be a lot better…

    But that’s apparently too much of a commitment.

    I mean. Ideally we’d have done it during Bidens first two years when we had the chance.

    But it’s good to hear that Schumer is checks notes considering being open to maybe doing something 6 months from now…

    Possibly

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      This is what a trial balloon looks like.

      He can’t do it today because the House is controlled by Republicans, and they won’t go along with passing anything.

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        A trial balloon for what?

        To see if Dem voters want Roe vs Wade codified still or if we changed our mind over the last 30 some years we’ve been saying we need to do it?

        He can’t do it today because the House is controlled by Republicans, and they won’t go along with passing anything.

        What was the excuse for 2020-2021?

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          It’s a trial balloon for actually doing it.

          In 2020-2021 Joe Manchin and Kristen Sinema weren’t willing to go along, so the votes weren’t there.

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              They’re both going to be gone. If the election goes well, Kristen Sinema will be replaced by Ruben Gallego, and there will be 50 Senators + the VP willing to pass this kind of change.

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                  We were discussing:

                  Schumer said that he would pass two voting rights laws under a filibuster exception. On abortion he said, “I have to discuss that with my caucus. This is one of the issues we would have to debate and discuss and evolve.”

                  And you bring in a completely different topic to jump up and down about.

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                    Sorry man, trying to multitask.

                    Completely got mixed up and thought we were talking about how we won’t get M4A, not how we won’t get Roe v Wade codified.

                    But I gotta put my phone down and handle something so I just deleted the comments where I fucked up

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      Should have done it during Obama’s first term, when we had the votes. But it was deemed “not a priority” after we voted them into a supermajority.

      So yeah, I think your skepticism of Schumer’s intent here is warranted.

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        The bill has already been drafted and ready for a vote since 2003. Barbara Boxer in the House and Jerry Nadler already had the legislation drafted. PELOSI refused to bring it to a vote.