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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,001 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 08:11 PM 11 hrs ago

Cornyn backs ending filibuster as he courts Trump's endorsement

Source: Politico

Sen. John Cornyn threw his support behind scrapping the filibuster to pass a voting restrictions bill President Donald Trump has called his “No. 1 priority” in Congress, as the Texas Republican continues to seek the president’s endorsement and stave off a bruising primary runoff election.

Trump has held off on endorsing Cornyn, the pick of top Senate Republicans, over Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a bid to pressure leadership for action on the SAVE America Act, which would enact citizenship and photo ID restrictions in elections while also targeting transgender rights. Paxton has said he would suspend his bid if the bill passes.

Cornyn, long a supporter of the Senate filibuster, came out forcefully for repealing the rule in a Wednesday morning New York Post op-ed.

“After careful consideration, I support whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary for us to get the SAVE America Act and homeland security funding past the Democrats’ obstruction, through the Senate, and on the president’s desk for his signature,” he wrote.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cornyn-backs-ending-filibuster-courts-133059578.html



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Cornyn backs ending filibuster as he courts Trump's endorsement (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago OP
what a fucking WHORE Skittles 11 hrs ago #1
John, Jesus, he's going to leave you twisting in the wind underpants 11 hrs ago #2
But if John Thune won't bring up the change (filibuster) for a vote, no_hypocrisy 11 hrs ago #3
"Please, sir, may I have some Florsheims?" tanyev 11 hrs ago #4
Another slimy POS rePUKE texan wolfie001 11 hrs ago #5
Because if it passes Republicans will control all elections. Kablooie 8 hrs ago #6
FU Cornyn LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #7
Message auto-removed Name removed 3 hrs ago #8
corn hole being corn hole. nt Javaman 28 min ago #9

underpants

(196,113 posts)
2. John, Jesus, he's going to leave you twisting in the wind
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 08:13 PM
11 hrs ago

until he keeps you alive to leave you twisting in the wind.

Kablooie

(19,098 posts)
6. Because if it passes Republicans will control all elections.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:40 PM
8 hrs ago

And Democrats will never hold power again so there would be no reason to retain the filibuster for them.

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