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When the Senate can pass multi-trillion dollar tax cuts for the superrich but a minimum wage increase gets filibustered, it’s clear: something has to change.
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The filibuster is a tool that the powerful use to maintain inequality.
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Think about it: An increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour was killed because it wasn’t fully filibuster-proof. A bill to protect voting rights is at risk of failing because of the filibuster. Meanwhile, just a few years ago, a multi-trillion dollar tax cut for the rich passed because it wasn’t subject to the filibuster.
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Does this seem confusing?! Don’t worry, you’re not missing anything and you’re not the only one confused. It’s just that the filibuster – plus many other arcane Senate rules – are designed to benefit the rich and powerful.
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To enact progressive policy, we need to fix our legislative system. Eliminating the filibuster would be a giant first step to a system that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few at the top. As long as the filibuster exists, 41 senators – most of whom are white, male, and wealthy – will have veto power over even the most popular progressive reforms.
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So today, we’re asking 3,000 members of this team to sign on to our petition calling for the filibuster to be ELIMINATED. We need your signature before 11:59 p.m. TONIGHT, so please don’t wait: Tell the Senate to abolish the filibuster now!
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