'Knife fight': GOP panics after 'huge uptick' in Dems’ chances of flipping House - eviltoast
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    22 days ago

    No, that’s the ironic thing. The Filibuster is a Senate rule, and it only takes 50 Senators a simple majority to adopt a new rule.

    Yup, you heard that right. The Filibuster can be erased with a majority vote to set a new rule. The party in power doesn’t do that, though, because they are afraid of what the other side would do if they get the majority.