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The argument seems to pop up every few years or so, whenever one of our political parties controls the House, Senate, and presidency: Should they end the 60-vote Senate threshold known as the filibuster to advance their agenda?

This is called the nuclear option for good reason. It would blow up the current system, allowing a single party with a simple majority to essentially pass anything it wanted, with no opposition. But as we enter the second month of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump is right to put this atomic idea on the table.

Let’s start with the very real downsides, as I can already see moderates of both parties tearing at their hair as they read this.

If Republicans pull the trigger on the filibu

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