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173dVietVet's avatar

Unless the Senate passes such a bill after passage of cloture, thus cutting off filibuster, no curative legislation similar to the Judiciary Act of 1802 will ever go into effect/law.

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Jon Settlemeyer's avatar

Can you visualize Elena Kagen on horseback ?

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Mona KeeganR's avatar

Michael, thank you for this clear and succinct American history lesson. Thank God for Thomas Jefferson, again!!

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Dan McRae's avatar

A great historical parallel. 173dVietVet is right. As long as filibuster applies, legislative changes won’t get done (although the outlook for the composition of the Senate in 2026 is surprisingly encouraging). I’m wondering if the Supreme Court has some oversight powers it could use with overreaching district judges.

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