Dr. Drew Dellinger

Indivisible Nuke The Filibuster & Fire Leadership Emboldened by the Blue Tsunami The co-leaders of Indivisible stated that the Senate must get rid of the filibuster in order to successfully pass legislation. They called this a huge deal. Following the first shutdown failure in March of last year, Indivisible convened more than one thousand of its leaders. Levin identified making Washington, D.C. a state as one element of a broader legislative agenda that could be pursued if the filibuster were eliminated. He asked whether the audience wanted to make D.C. a state, give Puerto Rico self-determination, end gerrymandering, make voting day a national holiday, or get money out of politics. They both argued that the only way to achieve these goals is not to play footsie with the Republicans in the Senate. Instead, they said, it requires having a vision for what that looks like and then passing it within the Democratic Party. They concluded that none of this would be possible without first taking care of the filibuster.