Don’t look now, but the Senate is quietly becoming what it used to be: an institution ruled by a simple majority. At least, for certain kinds of legislation.
Despite his institutionalist reputation, President Biden is on track to become the most productive Democratic president in a generation, not because he followed Senate norms and traditions, but because he broke them. …
Yet there is one major category where Mr. Biden appears content to let obstruction rule: voting rights. As other bills sidestep filibusters, civil rights bills are still forced to overcome them. CONTINUED
Adam Jentleson, New York Times
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