… end the filibuster, Republicans will do their terrible stuff and there's a risk that some bad Republican bills move through. But what I document in the book, first of all, It is totally against the Founding fathers intentions, it is against American tradition, it is against every good idea about this country, and it is totally unlike how the Senate's functioned for most of American history to require 60 votes to break a filibuster. to move a bill through this. By the way, the second worst thing that Aaron Burr did. So I would argue, maybe first he, he killed maybe the worst two victims. (43:18–43:35)
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Asserts that requiring 60 votes to break a filibuster is contrary to the Founding Fathers' intentions and American tradition.
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