The Filibuster Was Grounded in Slavery and Now Threatens All Life on Earth

It has to end, and you can help

5 min readJan 26, 2021

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It’s time to end the filibuster and bring democracy to the US Senate.

The filibuster was invented by “the Grandfather of the Confederacy” John C. Calhoun, and its only purpose is to block legislation that otherwise has broad popular support but is opposed by…

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