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Random thoughts:
1. I'm surprised they would overturn such a long standing precedent. I'll be interested to read the reasoning, assuming this actually happens.
2. Democrats can only pack the Supreme Court if they overturned the filibuster rule. Manchin voted against legislation that would've codified Roe v Wade into law. So the odds of him voting to overturn the filibuster over this probably aren't very high.
3. This should make the midterms really interesting. Everyone has been predicting that Democrats will lose ground, but this will energize their base to get out and vote. They could potentially end the filibuster if they gained ground in the Senate.
4. Could someone go to prison for illegally leaking information this sensitive?
1. I'm surprised they would overturn such a long standing precedent. I'll be interested to read the reasoning, assuming this actually happens.
2. Democrats can only pack the Supreme Court if they overturned the filibuster rule. Manchin voted against legislation that would've codified Roe v Wade into law. So the odds of him voting to overturn the filibuster over this probably aren't very high.
3. This should make the midterms really interesting. Everyone has been predicting that Democrats will lose ground, but this will energize their base to get out and vote. They could potentially end the filibuster if they gained ground in the Senate.
4. Could someone go to prison for illegally leaking information this sensitive?
Michigan still has a ban on the books and the governor and AG are both up this year. Current Democratic incumbents have said they won't enforce (and Whitmer has said it should be repealed). Legislature is currently Republican so a repeal prior to midterms isn't on the table. Pretty high stakes on this issue there.