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New 'Thought Policing' Bill May Let Rubio Strip Passports from US Citizens Over Political Speech (www.commondreams.org)

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Free speech advocates fear a new bill could let the Secretary of State strip passports from US citizens based on their speech. "Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say," one said.

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[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't know, because filibusters are also an implicit threat. Plenty of bills from both parties never even come to vote because both sides know they will be filibustered.

When the majority allows a successful filibuster vote like those above, it's because the majority wanted to put the minority "on the record", for example as pro-trans.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

When the majority allows a successful filibuster vote like those above, it’s because the majority wanted to put the minority “on the record”, for example as pro-trans.

And how many times did that happen during the first 9 months of the biden administration?