Talk less, legislate more.

The completely ridiculous way that America is still being held hostage by Aaron Burr Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), perhaps fearing a future with his party in the minority, published an op-ed in The New York Times on Thursday that offers his best defense of the filibuster — the process that allows a minority of senators to veto legislation unless the bill is supported by a 60-vote supermajority. McConnell’s notion that the filibuster is rooted in some grand tradition is simply wrong. The filibuster is not part of some great constitutional design handed down by two of McConnell’s favorite dead slaveholders. It is a historical accident, brought about by one of the early republic’s most notorious figures. And it is an accident that went largely unnoticed for decades after its creation. [READ MORE]( [Why Trump might be panicking about suburban women]( [READ MORE]( [Bolsonaro says the fires in the Amazon are all the fault of NGOs]( [READ MORE]( [The impact of Jay Inslee’s climate-focused 2020 candidacy]( [READ MORE]( [Republican senator claims that buying Greenland was his idea]( [READ MORE]( [Sean Spicer admits he is not qualified for new six-figure job]( [READ MORE]( [Native Americans had their 2020 Democratic campaign forum. Here, in pictures, is how it went.]( [READ MORE]( CAPAF | ThinkProgress Center for American Progress Action Fund 1333 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 United States This email was sent to{EMAIL}. [unsubscribe](