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		ghufran_syed on Sept 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died The filibuster has always seemed anti-democratic - it’s not in the constitution, and I’m pretty sure that historically it was a way to make give the minority senators more power at the expense of the people.

cmurf on Sept 19, 2020 [–]

The people are represented by the House of Representatives. The Senate represents the land.

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