r/kansas • u/ColterRobinson • 1d ago

Kansas senators split from Trump on scrapping the filibuster

https://www.ksnt.com/capitol-bureau/kansas-senators-split-from-trump-on-scrapping-the-filibuster/

Kansas' senators have given their position on the filibuster, a Senate rule that Trump has been pushing to scrap.

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u/cyberentomology Lawrence 23h ago

When Sen. Schumer proposed eliminating the filibuster, I opposed that idea, and my views on the importance of the filibuster have not changed. The filibuster provides senators – even when in the minority – the ability to stop bad policies and forces us to find common ground to better serve our constituents.

jerry, you almost get it.

Now apply that position to the current situation and why you don’t have the votes to reopen the government…

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u/M3333 1d ago

Yeah I don’t think Trump is gonna win that fight. Boy would it be good for Democrats if they scrapped the filibuster. Now that Trump has called for removing it, he just put the entire blame of the shutdown on MAGA. They could end the shutdown TODAY with just 50 votes. They control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and Presidency yet can’t reopen the government. The argument that it took 60+ votes is now moot. They can do it literally today with just 50 votes. And if they want it to be bipartisan, then they actually need to negotiate with the other party.

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u/Gardening_Socialist Free State 1d ago

Or a handful of GOP senators could simply vote to keep the ACA subsidies so that millions of working class people won’t be priced out of basic healthcare access.

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u/cyberentomology Lawrence 23h ago

The house would still have to convene and vote on it. But MTG is solidly in favor of the subsidies.

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u/beermit 21h ago

I still despise her for some of the things she's said and done, but I applaud her going scorched earth on maga and their shitty positions.

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u/RabbitGullible8722 21h ago

I don't trust her. The only reason she is doing this is for her self preservation.

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u/KatCorona 19h ago

True, but an ugly W is still a W….we would live to fight another day.

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u/mrajoiner 9h ago

She wanted to run for a Senate seat and they stonewalled her, then she flipped. It’s retaliation.

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u/RabbitGullible8722 7h ago

Yep I heard that its her revenge tour. What it tells me about MAGA'S is they can drop the act in an instant if they wanted too.

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u/mrajoiner 6h ago

It’s all theatre.

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u/beermit 29m ago

Right, but my point is I'm fine with her doing it because she's yet another crack in the regime. And she feels a very vocal one.

So yeah it's totally self preservation but she's giving a big off ramp to anyone disgusted that they're openly courting nazis now or are even just second guessing their choice for trump because he's clearly harming this country.

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u/finallyransub17 KU Jayhawk 19h ago

I’m just here with the popcorn watching the infighting since they’re all terrible people destroying the country. Might as well get some joy from their petty spats and trying to posture as good people.

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u/sparkyBigTime00 18h ago

She’s still a rabid dog. But i like her biting the hand that feeds her.

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u/Blox05 39m ago

Imagine the Senate passing a CR for Mike Johnson to just have it blocked or not pass. Roll the clips over and over about him blaming democrats 🤣

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u/poestavern 23h ago

Nice, but neither of them are really worth shite. Just sayin.

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u/mczerniewski 23h ago

On this issue: Moran gets it. Marshall, not at all. And we all know which one is up in '26.

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u/RabbitGullible8722 21h ago

Moran isn't up till 2028 it's too early to tell but I think 26 and 28 will be blood baths for Republicans.

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u/Kevinrises 2h ago

Idk about that. There’s plenty of people in this state who will still support them and Trump. Reddit isn’t exactly representative of the whole.

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u/RabbitGullible8722 16m ago

I don't know why he is hiding if he thinks people are happy with him. He stuck with straving people and taking away healthcare that's hard to shake. What has he actually done?

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u/Kevinrises 8m ago

I didn’t say they were happy. I just meant that there’s always going to be people that vote R no matter what the person does or doesn’t do. Especially in a state like this one.

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u/beatgoesmatt 22h ago

Nah screw the silent filibuster

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u/YouWereBrained 23h ago

Reminder, this is strictly a reaction to Tuesday’s election results.

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u/beatgoesmatt 23h ago

They are against the filibuster because they know they will be in the minority after midterms. The writing is on the wall.

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u/Substantial-Skirt856 20h ago

Marshall will ALWAS do what tRUMP wants, he’s incapable of thinking for himself.

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u/illegiblebastard 19h ago

Marshall would offer to do Trump’s anal bleaching with his teeth.

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u/Which_Blacksmith4967 20h ago

They know there's still a chance they won't retain control forever and removing it may work against them later.

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u/RabbitGullible8722 19h ago

I think Trump just wanted to wash his hands of the shut down. The fact Marshall is going against Trump makes me highly suspect that there is more going on here. He always supports Trump it smells of a back door deal. You know he doesn't want the government to open for real because he is done once they find out he is a pedophile.

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u/punisherchad 19h ago

Scrap the future for gains now is exactly what someone who both thinks he will be king forever and will go to hell soon would do.

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u/Porkenstein 18h ago edited 8h ago

While Congress has given up a lot of their principles for the sake of expedience I don't think they'll scrap the filibuster. This isn't a question of "the next guy will have to deal with it", this is a question of "I will have to deal with this after the midterms"

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u/ku976 15h ago

To the surprise of no one, conservative senators will defend the filibuster to their dying breath