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There's only one Senator I trust to be able to understand the nuances of these kinds of issues and that's Ron Wyden, he's a Democrat. I would hope he would filibuster this if it came to the floor. As an Oregonian, I would definitely call his office if this came up for a vote.


It's not going to require a Ron Wyden filibuster. The Senate minority is not going to jump onto a grandstanding bill by an especially right-wing member of the majority. The bill will never clear cloture. That's before you even address the question of whether it'd get near-unanimous support from the majority, which is what it would need.

This is why stories like this are "officially" off-topic for HN ("proposed bill" is the search query you want). The actual mechanics of US politics are such that stuff like this pops up all the time, with everybody playing the televised game, as opposed to the home game like us, understanding that none of this is actually going to happen. Us talking about it was the entire ballgame for Hawley.




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