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LETTER: Hypocrisy and the filibuster

I am dumbfounded and confused at the words from the politicians who claim our democracy is on the verge collapse yet want to remove the filibuster.

Isn’t this a major part of our government that has been in place for some time to promote democracy by preventing a one-party rule? Does hypocrisy have anything to do with the threat of our democracy?

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