Comment on Could a minority in US Senate essentially disolve the federal state?
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The “Big Beautiful Bill Act” was a budget that passed through the Senate with a 51-50 vote on July 1, 2025. (The tie vote coming from the Vice president because not all of the Republicans to voted for it.)
As of October 1st the government is shut down because Trump wants it shut down. Only 4 budgets have passed without using the reconciliation process since 1974. It is pretty much the expected process at this point.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
They could just get rid of the filibuster.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 days ago
When you do it through reconciliation they only have 20 hours on the floor, so I doubt the Democrats would even bother trying to filibuster for 20 hours because it ultimately does nothing but waste their day. It would go into effect either way