Abolishing the Filibuster to Protect Abortion Rights Would Clear the Way for Republicans to Ban Abortion

Democrats aren’t really this short-sighted, are they?

by Eric Boehm
Reason.com

Last week’s overturning of Roe v. Wade (1973) by the U.S. Supreme Court was made possible, at least in some small ways, by what then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–Nev.) did in November 2013.

Seeking a short-term political win, Reid followed through on what both Democrats and Republicans had taken turns threatening to do for the better part of the past decade: abolishing the filibuster for judicial nominees. And the move did indeed pay some short-term dividends, as Democrats were able to use their Senate majority to push through a bunch of circuit court judicial nominations that had been stalled by GOP filibuster threats.

Over the longer term, however, that maneuver turned into a clear win for Republicans.

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