(01-10-2021, 07:15 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(01-10-2021, 07:08 PM)jj82284 Wrote: Not to my understanding.  60 votes for cloture of debate "the filibuster" was essentially a gentlemen agreement.  Each new senate sets its own rules.  For instance, McConnell didn't get 7 democrats to vote for a simple majority threshold on Supreme Court nominees.  

Joe Manchin is the most important man in Washington right now.

There is still a filibuster.
It no longer applies to budget resolutions,
New spending or taxes that will be in effect for 10 years or less (it falls under 'reconciliation' if it's less than 10 years),
Or judicial appointments.
It applies everywhere else.

One of the complications in the effort to repeal Obamacare is they tried to do it as "reconciliation" which limited their options.

Yes but you can change the filibuster rule without consent from the minority.  McConnell didn't get Democrat consent to remove the filibuster from Supreme Court nominations.  When Biden was asked about abolishing the filibuster he wouldn't answer.  If the keep it in place (for immigration let's say) then that would be GREAT...  but I doubt it.

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