On this edition of Your Call, Adam Jentleson discusses his new book, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy. Jentleson says the Senate has become one of the greatest threats to US democracy.A tenacious minority of white conservatives are using the filibuster to block the majority from passing popular legislation. For much of its history, the filibuster was used to prevent civil rights legislation from becoming law. He says unless we drastically reform the Senate’s rules and practices — starting with the filibuster — we face the prospect of permanent minority rule.
Guest:
Adam Jentleson, co-founder and executive director of the Battle Born Collective, former deputy chief of staff to Senator Harry Reid, columnist for GQ, commentator on MSNBC, and author ofKill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
Web Resources:
The Washington Post, Aaron Blake: The most likely filibuster reform — and its limits
NBC News, Sahil Kapur: 'A tremendous sea change': Democrats see a path to remaking the Senate filibuster
Vanity Fair, Eric Lutz: THE COVID RELIEF VOTE CRUSHED BIDEN’S DREAMS OF WORKING WITH REPUBLICANS
