• @finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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      03 months ago

      Public Option, similar to Germany healthcare, was the plan until Independent Joe Lieberman held out keeping the DNC from the required 60 votes to bypass Republican Filibuster.

      • @ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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        53 months ago

        Let me guess, just like the last DNC fucktard I asked you about, Joe Lieberman was Totally Definitely Completely Unrelated and Absolutely Independent. Everything is different now right? The DNC is completely reformed and progressive now right?

        • goferking (he/him)
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          43 months ago

          In that user’s own words if we had voted in more dems they totally wouldn’t end up with enough dissent to kill the public option.

          Also ignores how much they could have done by killing the filibuster or simply forcing the person filibustering to actually be there the entire time not just say they would