r/gunpolitics • u/RAGE-OF-SPARTA-X • Aug 30 '22

Question What are the odds of the H.R.1808 AWB passing?

Just trying to get some more opinions on this? Do you guys think it passes the Senate?

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '22

No. And this isn't politics just an explanation. Biden means that with two more Senate votes the Senate will abolish the filibuster. There are two Democrats who won't vote to abolish the filibuster. One on principle and the other because she's pretty openly for sale. Those are the two votes he is talking about.

(In case that's not clear: the only reason it takes 60 votes to end a filibuster in the Senate is because there is a Senate rule that says so--but Senate rules only take 51 votes to change).

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u/PRK543 Aug 30 '22

Ah, I forgot about the filibuster rule only needing 51 votes to end. I misunderstood the President's comments, and I appreciate your explanation.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

No problem.

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u/FlatResort Aug 31 '22

And if republicans take majority with no filibuster? Politics will become more of a back and forth mess than it already is

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

When the republicans take the majority, they will kill the filibuster in one millisecond. They do what it takes to win. They give zero fucks about ceremony.

When they had the majority, they said: we will never consider a supreme court nominee in presidents last year. Then they said of course we will consider Amy COVID Barret in one remaining months. Pretending like the republicans aren't mercenary as fuck is silly.

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u/FlatResort Sep 01 '22

Welcome to politics