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The filibuster battle will be intense if Dems win in 2020. As a factual matter, AOC is correct that it wasn't designed to create a super-majority threshold; it was an unintended byproduct of 1800s rule changes that senators later embraced as it enhanced their individual powers. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Sen. Feinstein’s protection of the filibuster is unjust & unacceptable. The filibuster wasn’t made w/ purpose. It‘… https://t.co/Bpc3F…

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This is an impressive streak. The last liberal chief justice was of course Earl Warren, appointed by Eisenhower in an era when his party approached SCOTUS picks differently than it does today. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Kessler @GlennKesslerWP

Interesting fact. When was the last time a chief justice of the Supreme Court appointed by a Democrat? 1946. Fred V… https://t.co/FjZwEi8DtZ

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Some Republican strategists see a benefit in focusing on Harris; others describe it as a waste of time. Says one: "People vote for the presidential nominee, not the vice presidential nominee. The focus needs to be on defining Joe Biden." https://t.co/ynKC57VT6L — PolitiTweet.org

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