President Donald Trump and his lackeys are in an all-out push to blame Democrats for the government shutdown. It’s laughable—they control the White House, the Senate, the House, and for good measure, the Supreme Court. Democrats have no power.

But, Republicans will counter, Democrats in the Senate are filibustering! No funding extension can happen without at least some Democratic support, right?

Well, sure? There currently is a filibuster. But that’s not a hard rule.

Democrats killed it for lower-level judges and executive branch confirmations. Republicans ditched the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees.

Both parties have limited the power of the filibuster when it suited them. There is nothing preventing Republicans from eliminating the filibuster on a simple majority up-or-down vot

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