If Democrats get in control, they're just going to abuse it anyway. They're going to do away with it and have their way. Well, that's really the division in our conference. We all realize The filibuster has prevented us from being a socialist nation for decades. Otherwise we're able to block because we're generally the minority, awful pieces of liberal, leftist Democrat legislation. So we all get that. (09:44–09:49)
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Asserts that the filibuster has historically prevented the U.S. from becoming a socialist nation.
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