“I don’t think 2/3 is there to override him”
We’ll see. This bill will probably pass with a lot more than 2/3 of the votes. All the democrats will vote for it and most republicans will too.
Bottom line is that the republicans got blackmailed by the threat of a government shutdown and caved. The democrats have nothing to lose and are waging a guerrilla war. The only solution is to end the filibuster permanently.
“Bottom line is that the republicans got blackmailed by the threat of a government shutdown and caved”
I don’t know if this is true or not, BUT the Republicans made the shut down bed and now and likely forever, have to lie in it.
They surrendered this weapon long ago when they shut down the government (misnomer) and then CAVED! Every shut down thereafter they caved even faster, until even talk about a shut down damages Republicans.
The democrats have won this hands down.