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Eh the Democrats never really had the supermajority needed to pass Universal health care because the super majority depended on Joe Lieberman.

Joe Lieberman famously made them drop the public option in order to get his vote:

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/16/joe-lieberman-...




They always have an excuse.

Anyway, the filibuster can be abolished at any time.




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