• rational_lib@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Well last time they tried to get rid of it, but John McCain sank that effort as if failed 49-51. Just before he died of cancer.

    Now all the John McCains have been purged from the GOP and they will have a bigger senate majority, and likely a significant house majority too. So if there is an effort to repeal the ACA, it’ll very likely pass.

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      4 days ago

      That has gotta be hugely unpopular right?
      People would absolutely flip out if we go back to “preexisting conditions”.

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        4 days ago

        It will be hugely unpopular. It’s not clear whether that will translate to Trump or Republicans becoming unpopular though.

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      4 days ago

      Non stop fillibusters for 4 years?

      Is that our only hope?

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        5 days ago

        All it takes to eliminate the filibuster is a bare majority. Democrats did it selectively to carve out exceptions for the few promises they actually wanted to fulfill.